Nehemiah 5:7 Cross References
Nehemiah 5:7
7: After thinking about the situation, I spoke out against these nobles and officials. I told them, "You are oppressing your own relatives by charging them interest when they borrow money!" Then I called a public meeting to deal with the problem.
Exodus 22:25
- "If you lend money to a fellow Hebrew in need, do not be like a money lender, charging interest.
Leviticus 25:36
- Do not demand an advance or charge interest on the money you lend them. Instead, show your fear of God by letting them live with you as your relatives.
Deuteronomy 23:19
- "Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether it is money, food, or anything else that may be loaned with interest.
- You may charge interest to foreigners, but not to Israelites, so the LORD your God may bless you in everything you do in the land you are about to enter and occupy.
2 Chronicles 19:6
- and he gave them these instructions: "Always think carefully before pronouncing judgment. Remember that you do not judge to please people but to please the LORD. He will be with you when you render the verdict in each case that comes before you.
- Fear the LORD and judge with care, for the LORD our God does not tolerate perverted justice, partiality, or the taking of bribes."
Deuteronomy 15:2
- This is how it must be done. Creditors must cancel the loans they have made to their fellow Israelites. They must not demand payment from their neighbors or relatives, for the LORD's time of release has arrived.
- This release from debt, however, applies only to your fellow Israelites--not to the foreigners living among you.
Leviticus 19:15
- "Always judge your neighbors fairly, neither favoring the poor nor showing deference to the rich.
Ezekiel 22:12
- There are hired murderers, loan racketeers, and extortioners everywhere! They never even think of me and my commands, says the Sovereign LORD.
Deuteronomy 24:10
- "If you lend anything to your neighbor, do not enter your neighbor's house to claim the security.
- Stand outside and the owner will bring it out to you.
- If your neighbor is poor and has only a cloak to give as security, do not keep the cloak overnight.
- Return the cloak to its owner by sunset so your neighbor can sleep in it and bless you. And the LORD your God will count it as a righteous act.
Psalms 15:5
- Those who do not charge interest on the money they lend, and who refuse to accept bribes to testify against the innocent. Such people will stand firm forever.
Titus 2:15
- You must teach these things and encourage your people to do them, correcting them when necessary. You have the authority to do this, so don't let anyone ignore you or disregard what you say.
Galatians 2:11
- But when Peter came to Antioch, I had to oppose him publicly, speaking strongly against what he was doing, for it was very wrong.
2 Chronicles 28:9
- But a prophet of the LORD named Oded was there in Samaria when the army of Israel returned home. He went out to meet them and said, "The LORD, the God of your ancestors, was angry with Judah and let you defeat them. But you have gone too far, killing them without mercy, and all heaven is disturbed.
- And now you are planning to make slaves of these people from Judah and Jerusalem. What about your own sins against the LORD your God?
- Listen to me and return these captives you have taken, for they are your own relatives. Watch out, because now the LORD's fierce anger has been turned against you!"
- Then some of the leaders of Israel--Azariah son of Jehohanan, Berekiah son of Meshillemoth, Jehizkiah son of Shallum, and Amasa son of Hadlai--agreed with this and confronted the men returning from battle.
- "You must not bring the prisoners here!" they declared. "We cannot afford to add to our sins and guilt. Our guilt is already great, and the LORD's fierce anger is already turned against Israel."
Psalms 15:1
- Who may worship in your sanctuary, LORD? Who may enter your presence on your holy hill?
Matthew 18:17
- If that person still refuses to listen, take your case to the church. If the church decides you are right, but the other person won't accept it, treat that person as a pagan or a corrupt tax collector.
Psalms 4:4
- Don't sin by letting anger gain control over you. Think about it overnight and remain silent.
Ezekiel 45:9
- For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Enough, you princes of Israel! Stop all your violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Quit robbing and cheating my people out of their land! Stop expelling them from their homes!
Proverbs 27:5
- An open rebuke is better than hidden love!
Psalms 27:8
- My heart has heard you say, "Come and talk with me." And my heart responds, "LORD, I am coming."
2 Corinthians 5:16
- So we have stopped evaluating others by what the world thinks about them. Once I mistakenly thought of Christ that way, as though he were merely a human being. How differently I think about him now!
1 Timothy 5:20
- Anyone who sins should be rebuked in front of the whole church so that others will have a proper fear of God.
Psalms 82:1
- God presides over heaven's court; he pronounces judgment on the judges:
- "How long will you judges hand down unjust decisions? How long will you shower special favors on the wicked?
- "Give fair judgment to the poor and the orphan; uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.
- Rescue the poor and helpless; deliver them from the grasp of evil people.