loaning money
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25If you lend money to the poor of my people who live among you, you shall not coerce them like a collector, nor oppress them with usury.
34And if you will loan to those from whom you hope to receive, what credit is due to you? For even sinners lend to sinners, in order to receive the same in return. 35So truly, love your enemies. Do good, and lend, hoping for nothing in return. And then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the ungrateful and to the wicked.
8You should owe nothing to anyone, except so as to love one another. For whoever loves his neighbor has fulfilled the law.
17Whoever is merciful to the poor lends to the Lord. And he will repay him for his efforts.
19You shall not lend money, or grain, or anything else at all, to your brother at interest, 20but only to a foreigner. For you shall lend to your brother whatever he needs without interest, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all your works in the land, which you shall enter so as to possess it.
21The sinner will lend and not release, but the just one shows compassion and donates.
7The rich rule over the poor. And the borrower is servant to the lender.
17Whoever possesses the goods of this world, and sees his brother to be in need, and yet closes his heart to him: in what way does the love of God abide in him?
19You shall not lend money, or grain, or anything else at all, to your brother at interest,
42Whoever asks of you, give to him. And if anyone would borrow from you, do not turn away from him.