Proverbs 28:8
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28:8The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest24
gathers it for someone who is gracious25 to the needy.
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- 24 Heb “by interest and increase” (so ; “by interest and usury”; “by interest and overcharge.” The two words seem to be synonyms; they probably form a nominal hendiadys, meaning “by increasing [exorbitant] interest.” The law prohibited making a commission or charging interest (Exod 22:25; Lev 25:36–37; Deut 23:20; Ps 15:5). If the poor needed help, the rich were to help them—but not charge them interest.
- 25 The term חוֹנֵן (khonen, “someone who shows favor”) is the active participle. The verse is saying that in God’s justice wealth amassed unjustly will eventually go to the poor. God will take the wealth away from them and give it to people who will distribute it better to the poor.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit
gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Whoever increases wealth by taking interest or profit from the poor
amasses it for another, who will be kind to the poor.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.
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NLTNew Living Translation
Income from charging high interest rates
will end up in the pocket of someone who is kind to the poor.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
He who augments his wealth with interest and with usury
gathers it for him who is kind to the poor.
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KJV 1900King James Version
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance,
He shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
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