Proverbs 28:8
He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.
Cross References
Exodus 22:25
If 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.

Leviticus 25:36
Do not take any interest or profit from him, but fear your God, that your countryman may live among you.

Job 27:17
what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.

Psalm 72:13
He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the sinner's wealth is passed to the righteous.

Proverbs 14:21
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

Proverbs 14:31
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.


Treasury of Scripture
He that by usury and unjust gain increases his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

that by



Proverbs 13:22
A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.



Job 27:16,17
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; …



Ecclesiastes 2:26
For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.

unjust gain or by increase



Leviticus 25:36
Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.



Ezekiel 18:8,13,17
He that hath not given forth upon usury, neither hath taken any increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true judgment between man and man, …

pity



Proverbs 19:7
All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursueth them with words, yet they are wanting to him.



2 Samuel 12:6
And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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