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Interest (35 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to excite emotion or
passion in, in behalf of a person or thing; as, the subject did not interest him ...
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Usury (17 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary The sum paid for the use of money, hence interest;
not, as in the modern sense, exorbitant interest. The ...
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Banking
... 1. Introductory: "Banking" in the full modern sense, of taking money on deposit
and lending it out on interest, is of comparatively recent origin. ...
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Debt (48 Occurrences)
... The Mosaic law encouraged the practice of lending (Deuteronomy 15:7; Psalm 37:26;
Matthew 5:42); but it forbade the exaction of interest except from foreigners ...
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Loan (9 Occurrences)
... The Mosaic law required that when an Israelite needed to borrow, what he asked was
to be freely lent to him, and no interest was to be charged, although ...
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Lend (21 Occurrences)
... 2. History of Lending in the Bible and Apocrypha: (1) Lending on interest
to the poor is prohibited in the code in Exodus 22:25. ...
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Debtor (7 Occurrences)
... DEBT; DEBTOR. det, det'-er: It is difficult nowadays to think of debt without
associating with it the idea of interest, and even usury. ...
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Lent (9 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 23:19 You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money,
interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest: (WEB KJV ...
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Loaned (2 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 23:19 You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money,
interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest: (See NAS). ...
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Excessive (12 Occurrences)
... physicians. (YLT). Proverbs 28:8 He who increases his wealth by excessive
interest gathers it for one who has pity on the poor. (WEB). ...
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Earn (6 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 23:19 You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money,
interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest: (See NIV). ...
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Bank (28 Occurrences)
... 1. Introductory: "Banking" in the full modern sense, of taking money on deposit
and lending it out on interest, is of comparatively recent origin. ...
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Profits (19 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 18:8 And has not given his money out at interest or taken great profits,
and, turning his hand from evil-doing, has kept faith between man and man, (BBE ...
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Borrowing (1 Occurrence)
... Hence, the tone of the Mosaic legislation on the subject. (2) Laying interest upon
the poor of Israel was forbidden in all the codes (see Exodus 22:25 (JE ...
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Creditor (8 Occurrences)
... are incurred only because of poverty, and the law protected the poor debtor from
his creditor, who in Exodus 22:25 is forbidden to demand interest, and in ...
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Concern (35 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vt) To relate or belong to; to have reference to or
connection with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to. ...
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Innocents (2 Occurrences)
... the narrative of events. These five quotations represent the cardinal and
outstanding points of interest. The quotations are placed ...
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Massacre (1 Occurrence)
... the narrative of events. These five quotations represent the cardinal and
outstanding points of interest. The quotations are placed ...
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Countrymen (60 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 23:19 You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money,
interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest: (See NAS). ...
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Usurer (2 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) One who lends money and takes interest
for it; a money lender. 2. (n.) One who lends money at ...
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Ostraca
... and forms they are of value, while the fact that in them we possess documents actually
penned in Israel in the 9th century BC gives them extraordinary interest...
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Revival (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) Renewed attention to something, as to letters or literature. 3. (n.) Renewed
performance of, or interest in, something, as the drama and literature. ...
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Privy (3 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A partaker; a person having an interest in any action or thing; one who
has an interest in an estate created by another; a person having an interest...
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Assignment (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of lease, bond, note, or
bill of exchange; a transfer of the whole of some particular estate or interest...
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Discrepancies
... and in important particulars diverse. But the center of interest in our inquiry
is the gospel history. Since Tatian and his Diatessaron ...
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Exact (31 Occurrences)
... eg-zakt': (1) naghas (Deuteronomy 15:2, 3 2 Kings 23:35 Isaiah 58:3), to secure
by force or pressure interest or money for tribute, and perhaps, in Isaiah 58:3 ...
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Ruth (19 Occurrences)
... From this point of view its peculiar interest lies in the close friendship or alliance
between Israel and Moab, which rendered such a connection possible. ...
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Agrapha
... The last-mentioned group, although not entirely without interest, may largely be
disregarded as it is highly improbable that it represents early tradition. ...
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Yield (78 Occurrences)
... 1. (vt) To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as payment or interest
on what is expended or invested; to pay; as, money at interest yields six or ...
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Vote (3 Occurrences)
... way; the expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or choice, in regard to
any measure proposed, in which the person voting has an interest in common ...
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Evangelist (2 Occurrences)
... Antiochensis. He certainly shows an interest in Antioch (compare Acts
11:19-27; Acts 13:1; Acts 14:26; Acts 15:22, 23, 30, 35; 18:22). ...
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Undertake (16 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 23:20 to a foreigner you may lend on interest; but to your brother you
shall not lend on interest, that Yahweh your God may bless you in all that ...
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Joint (12 Occurrences)
... 10. (a.) United, joined, or sharing with another or with others; not solitary in
interest or action; holding in common with an associate, or with associates ...
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Laws (184 Occurrences)
... But money is rarely to be had without interest and security, and in early communities
the rates of interest were very high indeed, while the only security the ...
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Lazarus (19 Occurrences)
... Each of them has omitted elements of highest interest which others have preserved.
Thus, Luke alone gives us the raising of the widow's son at Nain. ...
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Giver (21 Occurrences)
... as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as
with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with ...
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Withholds (11 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 18:8 he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any
increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true ...
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Increase (184 Occurrences)
... 6. (vi) That which is added to the original stock by augmentation or growth; produce;
profit; interest. 7. (vi) Progeny; issue; offspring. 8. (vi) Generation. ...
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Interested (4 Occurrences)
... & pp) of Interest. ... 3. (vt) Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences;
liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an interested witness. ...
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Intermeddle (1 Occurrence)
... in-ter-med'-'-l (`arabh, "to mix up (self) with something," "mingle in," "share,"
"take interest in"): The word occurs only once (Proverbs 14:10) in a passage ...
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Flat (33 Occurrences)
... 3. (superl.) Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without points of prominence
and striking interest. ... 12. (adv.) Without allowance for accrued interest. 13. ...
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Fellowship (114 Occurrences)
... (Malachi 3:16; 2 Corinthians 8:4); mutual interest, spiritual and temporal (Romans
12:4, 13; Hebrews 13:16); in sufferings (Romans 15:1, 2; Galatians 6:1, 2 ...
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Thresher (1 Occurrence)
... Multi-Version Concordance Thresher (1 Occurrence). 1 Corinthians 9:10 Is God simply
thinking about the oxen? Or is it really in our interest that He speaks? ...
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Take (11064 Occurrences)
... or the like. 4. (vt) To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to
captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm. 5. (vt) To ...
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Type (12 Occurrences)
... A generation ago a widespread interest in the study of typology prevailed; latterly
the interest has largely subsided, chiefly because of the vagaries and ...
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Right (4703 Occurrences)
... 25. (a.) That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a claim to possess
or own; the interest or share which anyone has in a piece of property; title ...
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Remainder (33 Occurrences)
... estate, created at the same time, and by the same instrument; for example, if land
be conveyed to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is a ...
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Rise (417 Occurrences)
... 27. (v.) To become more and more dignified or forcible; to increase in interest
or power; -- said of style, thought, or discourse; as, to rise in force of ...
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Rate (23 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) That which is established as a measure or criterion; degree; standard; rank;
proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate of movement; rate of interest is the ...
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Eli (36 Occurrences)
... The incidents in Eli's life are few; indeed, the main interest of the narrative
is in the other characters who are associated with him. ...
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Estate (40 Occurrences)
... at his death. 5. (n.) The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth;
the general interest; state affairs. 6. (n.) The great ...
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Executes (11 Occurrences)
... Ezekiel 18:8 he that hath not given forth upon interest, neither hath taken any
increase, that hath withdrawn his hand from iniquity, hath executed true ...
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Drama
... to action, and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to depict a series
of grave or humorous actions of more than ordinary interest, tending toward ...
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Disadvantage (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit,
or other good. 3. (vt) To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to. ...
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Deposit (19 Occurrences)
... Matthew 25:27 You ought therefore to have deposited my money with the bankers, and
at my coming I should have received back my own with interest. ...
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Defraud (11 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (vt) To deceitfully deprive of some right, interest, or
property; to embezzle; to cheat; as, to defraud a creditor of his interest...
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Meddle (6 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (vi) To mix; to mingle. 2. (vi) To interest
or engage one's self; to have to do; -- / a good sense. ...
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Money-changers (5 Occurrences)
... trapezites, "one who sits at a table," "a money-changer," "a banker" or "broker";
one who both exchanges money for a small fee and pays interest on deposits ...
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Modin
... Modein, Modeeim, and other forms; in the Talmud it is called modhi`im, and
modhi`ith (Neubauer, Geographie du Talmud, 99)): This place owes its interest to ...
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Puttest (18 Occurrences)
... Deuteronomy 23:20 unto a foreigner thou mayest lend upon interest; but unto thy
brother thou shalt not lend upon interest, that Jehovah thy God may bless thee ...
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Private (32 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person, company, or interest;
peculiar to one's self; unconnected with others; personal; one's own; not ...
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Principal (28 Occurrences)
... 8. (n.) A capital sum of money, placed out at interest, due as a debt or used
as a fund; -- so called in distinction from interest or profit. ...
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Ptolemy
... Those of interest to the Biblical student are: (1) Ptolemy I, surnamed Soter, (Soter,
"Savior"), called also Ptolemy Lagi, was born circa 366 BC, the son of ...
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Behalf (140 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit;
support; defense; vindication. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. BEHALF. ...
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Buyer (7 Occurrences)
... as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as
with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with ...
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Credit (39 Occurrences)
... esteem; an honor. 5. (n.) Influence derived from the good opinion, confidence,
or favor of others; interest. 6. (n.) Trust given ...
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Countryman (19 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Leviticus 25:36 Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your
God; that your brother may live among you. (See NAS NIV). ...
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Count (85 Occurrences)
... 4. (vi) To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight; hence, to increase
or add to the strength or influence of some party or interest; as, every ...
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Common (118 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v.) Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to
more than one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property. ...
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Agrarian
... But money is rarely to be had without interest and security, and in early communities
the rates of interest were very high indeed, while the only security the ...
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Associate (20 Occurrences)
... 7. (a.) Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose,
employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge ...
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Attalia (1 Occurrence)
... a place of little importance. The town possesses considerable which is
of archaeological interest. The outer harbor was protected ...
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Seller (4 Occurrences)
... as with the maid, so with her mistress; as with the buyer, so with the seller; as
with the creditor, so with the debtor; as with the taker of interest, so with ...
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Side (4225 Occurrences)
... or party regarded as opposed to another person or party, whether as a rival or a
foe; a body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the interest or cause ...
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Sharing (18 Occurrences)
... 1 Corinthians 9:10 Is God simply thinking about the oxen? Or is it really
in our interest that He speaks? Of course, it was written ...
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Self-seeking (2 Occurrences)
... 1. (a.) Seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish. 2. (n.) The act or
habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfishness. ...
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Sacrifice (300 Occurrences)
... in behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more pressing; hence, also, the
thing so devoted or given up; as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or ...
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Self (28 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest; selfishness; as,
self is his whole aim. 4. (n.) Personification; embodiment. ...
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Selfishness (4 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The quality or state of being selfish; exclusive
regard to one's own interest or happiness; that supreme self-love or self ...
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