Psalm 15:5

A Description Of The Godly

⁴ who despises the one rejected by the Lord
but honors those who fear the Lord,
who keeps his word whatever the cost,
⁵ who does not lend his money at interest
or take a bribe against the innocent—
the one who does these things will never be moved.

For Us

Stand Firm

David

Exodus 22:25

“If you lend money to My people, to the poor person among you, you must not be like a moneylender to him; you must not charge him interest.

Deuteronomy 16:19

Do not deny justice or show partiality to anyone. Do not accept a bribe, for it blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.

Ezekiel 18:8

He doesn’t lend at interest or for profit but keeps his hand from wrongdoing and carries out true justice between men.

Ezekiel 22:12

People who live in you accept bribes in order to shed blood. You take interest and profit on a loan and brutally extort your neighbors. You have forgotten Me.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.

Exodus 23:7-8

Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent and the just, because I will not justify the guilty.

Leviticus 25:35-37

“If your brother becomes destitute and cannot sustain himself among you, you are to support him as a foreigner or temporary resident, so that he can continue to live among you.

Deuteronomy 23:19-20

“Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or anything that can earn interest.

Nehemiah 5:2-5

Some were saying, “We, our sons, and our daughters are numerous. Let us get grain so that we can eat and live.”

Nehemiah 5:7-13

After seriously considering the matter, I accused the nobles and officials, saying to them, “Each of you is charging his countrymen interest.” So I called a large assembly against them

Psalm 16:8

I keep the Lord in mind always.
Because He is at my right hand,
I will not be shaken.

Psalm 55:22

Cast your burden on the Lord,
and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.

Psalm 106:3

How happy are those who uphold justice,
who practice righteousness at all times.

Psalm 112:6

He will never be shaken.
The righteous man will be remembered forever.

Proverbs 12:3

Man cannot be made secure by wickedness,
but the root of the righteous is immovable.

Isaiah 33:15

The one who lives righteously
and speaks rightly,
who refuses gain from extortion,
whose hand never takes a bribe,
who stops his ears from listening to murderous plots
and shuts his eyes to avoid endorsing evil—

Ezekiel 18:17

He keeps his hand from harming the poor, not taking interest or profit on a loan. He practices My ordinances and follows My statutes. Such a person will not die for his father’s iniquity. He will certainly live.

Ezekiel 18:27

But if a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.

Micah 7:3

Both hands are good at accomplishing evil:
the official and the judge demand a bribe;
when the powerful man communicates his evil desire,
they plot it together.

Matthew 7:21-25

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of My Father in heaven.

Matthew 26:15

and said, “What are you willing to give me if I hand Him over to you?” So they weighed out 30 pieces of silver for him.

Matthew 27:3-5

Then Judas, His betrayer, seeing that He had been condemned, was full of remorse and returned the 30 pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders.

John 13:17

If you know these things, you are blessed if you do them.

James 1:22-25

But be doers of the word and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

2 Peter 1:10-11

Therefore, brothers, make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble.