Who May Dwell on Your Holy Mountain?
Psalms 15:5
In 11 translations
- BSB
- who lends his money without interest and refuses a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
- KJV
- He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
- WEB
- he who doesn’t lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken.
- ASV
- He that putteth not out his money to interest, Nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
- LSV
- He has not given his silver in usury, || And has not taken a bribe against the innocent; Whoever is doing these is not moved for all time!
- YLT
- His silver he hath not given in usury, And a bribe against the innocent Hath not taken; Whoso is doing these is not moved to the age!
- DBY
- [He that] putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these [things] shall never be moved.
- DRC14:5
- He that hath not put out his money to usury, nor taken bribes against the innocent: He that doth these things shall not be moved for ever.
- GNV
- He that giueth not his money vnto vsurie, nor taketh reward against the innocent: hee that doeth these things, shall neuer be moued.
- JPS
- He that putteth not out his money on interest, nor taketh a bribe against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
- LXXE14:5
- He has not lent his money on usury, and has not received bribes against the innocent. He that does these things shall never be moved.Gr. given.
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Original-language editions
- WLC
- כַּסְפּ֤וֹ ׀ לֹא־נָתַ֣ן בְּנֶשֶׁךְ֮ וְשֹׁ֥חַד עַל־נָקִ֗י לֹ֥א לָ֫קָ֥ח עֹֽשֵׂה־אֵ֑לֶּה לֹ֖א יִמּ֣וֹט לְעוֹלָֽם׃
- LXX-Br14:5
- Τὸ ἀργύριον αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔδωκεν ἐπὶ τόκῳ, καὶ δῶρα ἐπʼ ἀθώοις οὐκ ἔλαβεν· ὁ ποιῶν ταῦτα, οὐ σαλευθήσεται εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Exodus 22:25If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
- Deuteronomy 16:19Do not deny justice or show partiality. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous.
- Ezekiel 22:12In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
- Deuteronomy 23:19–20Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. You may charge a foreigner interest, but not your brother, so that the LORD your God may bless you in everything to which you put your hand…
- Matthew 7:21–25Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in…
- Ezekiel 18:8He does not engage in usury or take excess interest, but he withholds his hand from iniquity and executes true justice between men.
- Proverbs 12:3A man cannot be established through wickedness, but the righteous cannot be uprooted.
- James 1:22–25Be doers of the word, and not hearers only. Otherwise, you are deceiving yourselves. For anyone who hears the word but does not carry it out is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror, and after observing himself…
- Exodus 23:7–8Stay far away from a false accusation. Do not kill the innocent or the just, for I will not acquit the guilty. Do not accept a bribe, for a bribe blinds those who see and twists the words of the righteous.
- Psalms 55:22Cast your burden upon the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.
- John 13:17If you know these things, you will be blessed if you do them.
- Psalms 106:3Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
- Psalms 16:8I have set the LORD always before me. Because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Isaiah 33:15He who walks righteously and speaks with sincerity, who refuses gain from extortion, whose hand never takes a bribe, who stops his ears against murderous plots and shuts his eyes tightly against evil—
- Matthew 27:3–5When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said.…
- 2 Peter 1:10–11Therefore, brothers, strive to make your calling and election sure. For if you practice these things you will never stumble, and you will receive a lavish reception into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus…
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).
Verse numbering differs between Bibles
- 14:5 in some Bibles
- 15:5 in most Bibles