Psalms 15:5
3 who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,
4 who despises the vile but honors those who fear the LORD, who does not revise a costly oath,
who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
- KJV
- He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
- WEB
- he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.
- ASV
- He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved. Psalm 16 Michtam of David.
- DARBY
- [He that] putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these [things] shall never be moved.
- BLB
- His silver he has not given in usury, and he does not take a bribe against the innocent. The one doing these [things] is not shaken forever.
- ÅB
- Den som ikke låner ut penger mot rente [^1]
og ikke tar imot bestikkelser mot uskyldige.
Den som gjør dette skal aldri i evighet vakle.
[^1]: Se 2 Mos 22,25. - OTB
- Han låner ikke ut sine penger urettferdig,
Og tar ikke imot bestikkelser mot den uskyldige.
Den som lever på denne måten vil forbli standhaftig. - B1930
- den som ikke låner sine penger ut mot rente og ikke tar gave mot den uskyldige. Den dette gjør, skal ikke rokkes evindelig. / < til den fattige bror.>
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 16:19
Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
Read in contextExodus 22:25
If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
Read in contextEzekiel 22:12
In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
Read in contextEzekiel 18:8
He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
Read in contextMatthew 7:21–25
Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 23:19–20
Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.
Read in contextExodus 23:7–8
Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty.
Read in contextJames 1:22–25
Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves.
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