Text: Deuteronomy 23:19
OT Text Referred to: Exodus 22:25
Subject: prohibition against interest
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: Exodus 22:25 prohibits charging interest (נֶשֶׁךְ, neshekh) to the poor among God's people, and Deuteronomy 23:19 broadens this to all fellow Israelites: "You must not charge your brother interest" (לֹא תַשִּׁיךְ לְאָחִיךָ, lo tashikh le'achikha). Deuteronomy extends the scope from "the poor" specifically to all covenant "brothers," regardless of economic status, and expands the covered items from money alone to money, food, and "anything else that may be lent with interest." This development reflects the fraternal basis of the prohibition—within God's covenant family, financial transactions must express solidarity rather than exploitation.