Deuteronomy 23:20 Meaning, Study, & Commentary | RSV

To a foreigner you may lend upon interest, but to your brother you shall not lend upon interest; that the LORD your God may bless you in all that you undertake in the land which you are entering to take possession of it.

Commentaries

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century

Anglican

19th Century

Usury: See Exodus 22:25; Leviticus 25:35–36. Some recent writers on this law have thought that it forbids the putting o…

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century

Reformed Baptist

17th Century

Unto a stranger you may lend upon usury
To any Gentile, though some Jewish writers except the Edomites and Ishmaelit…

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century

Presbyterian

17th Century

It is honorable to shelter and protect the weak, provided they are not wicked. Proselytes and converts to the truth should be treated with particul…

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