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usury

Meaning of “usury”

Interest, increase, or an added return charged or received upon a loan.

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First occurrence: Exodus 22:25

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Exodus 22:25
¶ If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him usury.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Exodus 22:25 · retained source text

¶ If thou lend money to any of my people that is poore by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an vsurer, neither shalt thou lay vpon him vsurie.

1611 marginal noteLeuit. 25.37. deut. 23.19. psal. 15.5.

Leviticus 25:36
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Leviticus 25:36 · retained source text

Take thou no vsurie of him, or increase: but feare thy God, that thy brother may liue with thee.

1611 marginal noteExod. 22.25. deut. 23.19. pro. 28.8 ezek. 18.8 and 22.12.

Deuteronomy 23:19
¶ Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:
5 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 23:19 · retained source text

¶ Thou shalt not lend vpon vsury to thy brother; vsury of money, vsury of victuals, vsury of any thing that is lent vpon vsury.

1611 marginal noteExod. 22.15. leuit. 25.36. psal. 15.5.

Deuteronomy 23:20
Unto a stranger thou mayest lend upon usury; but unto thy brother thou shalt not lend upon usury: that the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to in the land whither thou goest to possess it.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Deuteronomy 23:20 · retained source text

Unto a stranger thou maiest lend vpon vsury, but vnto thy brother thou shalt not lend vpon vsury: that the LORD thy God may blesse thee, in all that thou settest thine hand to, in the land whither thou goest to possesse it.

Nehemiah 5:7
Then I consulted with myself, and I rebuked the nobles, and the rulers, and said unto them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Nehemiah 5:7 · retained source text

Then I consulted with my selfe, and I rebuked the Nobles, and the rulers, and said vnto them, You exact vsurie, euery one of his brother. And I set a great assembly against them:

1611 marginal noteHeb. my heart consulted in me.

Psalms 15:5
He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Psalms 15:5 · retained source text

He that putteth not out his money to vsury, nor taketh reward against the innocent: he that doth these things, shall neuer be moued.

1611 marginal noteExod. 22.24 Leuit.25.36. Deu.23.19. Ezech.22.12. & 18.8.

Proverbs 28:8
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Proverbs 28:8 · retained source text

He that by vsurie and vniust gaine increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that wil pity the poore.

1611 marginal noteHebr. by increase.

1611 marginal noteChap. 13.22. eccles.2 26.

Isaiah 24:2
And it shall be, as with the people, so with the priest; as with the servant, so with his master; as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as with the lender, so with the borrower; as with the taker of usury, so with the giver of usury to him.
2 word occurrences in this verse
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1611 witness · Isaiah 24:2 · retained source text

And it shall be as with the people, so with the priest, as with the seruant, so with his master, as with the maid, so with her mistresse, as with the buyer, so with the seller, as with the lender, so with the borower, as with the taker of vsurie, so with the giuer of vsurie to him.

1611 marginal noteOr, Prince.

1611 marginal noteHose.4.9.

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