He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man,
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Gill's Exposition
If he beget a son that is a robber, a shedder of blood,.... But if this just man beget a son that is a thief and a murderer, as he may; for grace is not conveyed by natural generation, though sin is:…
Barnes' Notes
Usury - is the profit exacted for the loan of money, “increase” that which is taken for goods; both are forbidden Lev 25:36; Deu 23:19. The placing out of capital at interest for commercial purposes…
Adam Clarke
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Hath not given forth upon usury - בנשך לא יתן beneshech lo yitten. נשך nasach signifies to bite; usury is properly so termed, because it bites into and devours the principal. Usury signifies, with…
Evil manners, we say, beget good laws; and in like manner sometimes unjust reflections occasion just vindications; evil proverbs beget good prophecies. Here is,
I. An evil proverb commonly used by the…
Cambridge Bible
On usury cf. the humane law, Lev 25:35-37. The case supposed is that of lending to the poor, Exo 22:25; Deu 23:20.
executed true judgment When acting as judge, or as umpire between man and man.
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