TSK · Nehemiah 5:10

“If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.

I considered these things carefully and then registered a complaint with the wealthy and the officials. I said to them,“Each one of you is seizing the collateral from your own countrymen!” Because of them I called for a great public assembly.

He does not charge interest when he lends his money. He does not take bribes to testify against the innocent. The one who lives like this will never be shaken.

does not engage in usury or charge interest, but refrains from wrongdoing, promotes true justice between men,

Land Robbers Will Lose Their Land Beware wicked schemers, those who devise calamity as they lie in bed. As soon as morning dawns they carry out their plans, because they have the power to do so.

If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving?But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making his plea through us. We plead with you on Christ’s behalf,“Be reconciled to God!”

Paul’s Request for Onesimus So, although I have quite a lot of confidence in Christ and could command you to do what is proper,