Proverbs 29:13 Cross References

Proverbs 29:13

13: The poor and the oppressor have this in common--the LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

In that way, you will be acting as true children of your Father in heaven. For he gives his sunlight to both the evil and the good, and he sends rain on the just and on the unjust, too.

"If any of your Israelite relatives fall into poverty and cannot support themselves, support them as you would a resident foreigner and allow them to live with you.
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.
Remember, do not charge your relatives interest on anything you lend them, whether money or food.

We belong to the same family, and our children are just like theirs. Yet we must sell our children into slavery just to get enough money to live. We have already sold some of our daughters, and we are helpless to do anything about it, for our fields and vineyards are already mortgaged to others."
When I heard their complaints, I was very angry.
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.

"If you lend money to a fellow Hebrew in need, do not be like a money lender, charging interest.
If you take your neighbor's cloak as a pledge of repayment, you must return it by nightfall.

As Jesus was going down the road, he saw Matthew sitting at his tax-collection booth. "Come, be my disciple," Jesus said to him. So Matthew got up and followed him.

thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers--none of these will have a share in the Kingdom of God.

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