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Psalm 15

Psa. 15:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

He that putteth not out his money to usuryc, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall nevere be moved.

Ezek. 18:6,17• ⁶--he hath not eaten upon the mountains, nor lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither hath defiled his neighbour's wife, nor come near to a woman in her separation,
¹⁷he hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, and walked in my statutes: he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall certainly live. (Ezek. 18:6,17)

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Ezek. 22:12• ¹²In thee have they taken gifts to shed blood; thou hast taken usury and increase, and thou hast overreached thy neighbours by oppression, and hast forgotten me, saith the Lord Jehovah. (Ezek. 22:12)

2 Peter 1:10• ¹⁰Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall; (2 Peter 1:10)

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putteth.

Ex. 22:25• ²⁵--If thou lend money to my people, the poor with thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer: ye shall charge him no interest. (Ex. 22:25)

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Lev. 25:35‑37• ³⁵And if thy brother grow poor, and he be fallen into decay beside thee, then thou shalt relieve him, be he stranger or sojourner, that he may live beside thee.
³⁶Thou shalt take no usury nor increase of him; and thou shalt fear thy God; that thy brother may live beside thee.
³⁷Thy money shalt thou not give him upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase. (Lev. 25:35‑37)

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Deut. 23:19‑20• ¹⁹Thou shalt take no interest of thy brother, interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that can be lent upon interest:
²⁰of a foreigner thou mayest take interest, but of thy brother thou shalt not take interest; that Jehovah thy God may bless thee in all the business of thy hand in the land whither thou goest to possess it. (Deut. 23:19‑20)

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Neh. 5:2‑5,7‑13• ²And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.
³And there were that said, We have had to pledge our fields, and our vineyards, and our houses, that we might procure corn in the dearth.
⁴And there were that said, We have borrowed money for the king's tribute upon our fields and vineyards;
⁵yet now our flesh is as the flesh of our brethren, our children as their children; and behold, we must bring into bondage our sons and our daughters to be servants, and some of our daughters are brought into bondage already; neither is it in the power of our hand to redeem them, for other men have our fields and our vineyards.
⁷And I consulted with myself; and I remonstrated with the nobles and the rulers, and said to them, Ye exact usury, every one of his brother! And I set a great assembly against them.
⁸And I said to them, We, according to our ability, have redeemed our brethren the Jews, who were sold to the nations; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? And they were silent and found no answer.
⁹And I said, The thing that ye do is not good. Ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God, so as not to be the reproach of the nations our enemies?
¹⁰I also, my brethren and my servants, we might exact usury of them, money and corn. I pray you, let us leave off this usury.
¹¹Restore, I pray you, to them this very day their fields, their vineyards, their olive-gardens, and their houses, also the hundredth part of the money, and of the corn, the wine and the oil, that ye have exacted of them.
¹²And they said, We will restore them, and will require nothing of them; so will we do, as thou hast said. And I called the priests, and took an oath of them, that they should do according to this promise.
¹³Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house and from his earnings, that performeth not this promise: even thus be he shaken out and emptied! And all the congregation said, Amen! And they praised Jehovah. And the people did according to this promise. (Neh. 5:2‑5,7‑13)

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Ezek. 18:8,17• ⁸he hath not given forth upon usury, nor taken increase; he hath withdrawn his hand from unrighteousness, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
¹⁷he hath withdrawn his hand from the poor, hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, and walked in my statutes: he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall certainly live. (Ezek. 18:8,17)

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nor taketh.

Ex. 23:7‑8• ⁷Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.
⁸And thou shalt take no bribe; for the bribe blindeth those whose eyes are open, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (Ex. 23:7‑8)

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Deut. 16:19• ¹⁹Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (Deut. 16:19)

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Isa. 33:15• ¹⁵--He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from taking hold of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil: (Isa. 33:15)

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Mic. 7:3• ³Both hands are for evil, to do it well. The prince asketh, and the judge is there for a reward; and the great man uttereth his soul's greed: and together they combine it. (Mic. 7:3)

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Matt. 26:15• ¹⁵and said, What are ye willing to give me, and *I* will deliver him up to you? And they appointed to him thirty pieces of silver. (Matt. 26:15)

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Matt. 27:3‑5• ³Then Judas, who delivered him up, seeing that he had been condemned, filled with remorse, returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and the elders,
⁴saying, I have sinned in having delivered up guiltless blood. But they said, What is that to us? see *thou* to that.
⁵And having cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, he left the place, and went away and hanged himself. (Matt. 27:3‑5)

He that doeth.

Psa. 16:8• ⁸I have set Jehovah continually before me; because he is at my right hand, I shall not be moved. (Psa. 16:8)

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Psa. 55:22• ²²Cast thy burden upon Jehovah, and *he* will sustain thee: he will never suffer the righteous to be moved. (Psa. 55:22)

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Psa. 106:3• ³Blessed are they that keep justice, and he that doeth righteousness at all times. (Psa. 106:3)

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Psa. 112:6• ⁶For he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance. (Psa. 112:6)

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Prov. 12:3• ³A man shall not be established by wickedness; but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. (Prov. 12:3)

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Ezek. 18:27• ²⁷And when the wicked turneth from his wickedness which he hath committed, and doeth judgment and justice, he shall keep his soul alive. (Ezek. 18:27)

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Matt. 7:21‑25• ²¹Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
²²Many shall say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied through *thy* name, and through *thy* name cast out demons, and through *thy* name done many works of power?
²³and then will I avow unto them, I never knew you. Depart from me, workers of lawlessness.
²⁴Whoever therefore hears these my words and does them, I will liken him to a prudent man, who built his house upon the rock;
²⁵and the rain came down, and the streams came, and the winds blew and fell upon that house, and it did not fall, for it had been founded upon the rock. (Matt. 7:21‑25)

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John 13:17• ¹⁷If ye know these things, blessed are ye if ye do them. (John 13:17)

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James 1:22‑25• ²²But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves.
²³For if any man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, *he* is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror:
²⁴for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like.
²⁵But *he* that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, *he* shall be blessed in his doing. (James 1:22‑25)

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2 Peter 1:10‑11• ¹⁰Wherefore the rather, brethren, use diligence to make your calling and election sure, for doing these things ye will never fall;
¹¹for thus shall the entrance into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ be richly furnished unto you. (2 Peter 1:10‑11)

J. N. Darby Translation

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh rewardb against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.

JND Translation Notes

Or "a bribe."