Deuteronomy 15:6 “When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend t…”

Deuteronomy 15:6

When the LORD your God blesses you as He has promised, you will lend to many nations but borrow from none; you will rule over many nations but be ruled by none.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt reign over many nations, but they shall not reign over thee.

World English Bible

For the LORD your God will bless you, as he promised you. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. You will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.

American Standard Version

For Jehovah thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

Geneva Bible 1599

For the Lord thy God hath blessed thee, as he hath promised thee: and thou shalt lend vnto many nations, but thou thy selfe shalt not borow, and thou shalt reigne ouer many nations, and they shall not reigne ouer thee.

Darby Translation

For Jehovah thy God will bless thee, as he promised thee; and thou shalt lend on pledge to many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt rule over many nations, but they shall not rule over thee.

Young's Literal Translation

for Jehovah thy God hath blessed thee as He hath spoken to thee; and thou hast lent [to] many nations, and thou hast not borrowed; and thou hast ruled over many nations, and over thee they do not rule.

Bible in Basic English

For the Lord your God will give you his blessing as he has said: you will let other nations have the use of your money, but you will not make use of theirs; you will be rulers over a number of nations, but they will not be your rulers.

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Cross references

“thou shalt lend”

Proverbs 22:7 Luke 6:35 Psalm 37:21 Psalm 37:26 Psalm 112:5 Deuteronomy 28:44

Proverbs 22:7 · BSB

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

Luke 6:35 · BSB

But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.

Psalm 37:21 · BSB

The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious and giving.

Psalm 37:26 · BSB

They are ever generous and quick to lend, and their children are a blessing.

Psalm 112:5 · BSB

It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

Deuteronomy 28:44 · BSB

He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.

“thou shalt reign”

1 Kings 4:21 Nehemiah 9:27 Ezra 4:20 1 Kings 4:24 2 Chronicles 9:26 Deuteronomy 28:13

1 Kings 4:21 · BSB

And Solomon reigned over all the kingdoms from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt. These kingdoms offered tribute and served Solomon all the days of his life.

Nehemiah 9:27 · BSB

So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them fr…

Ezra 4:20 · BSB

And mighty kings have ruled over Jerusalem and exercised authority over the whole region west of the Euphrates; and tribute, duty, and toll were paid to them.

1 Kings 4:24 · BSB

For Solomon had dominion over everything west of the Euphrates —over all the kingdoms from Tiphsah to Gaza—and he had peace on all sides.

2 Chronicles 9:26 · BSB

He reigned over all the kings from the Euphrates to the land of the Philistines, as far as the border of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 28:13 · BSB

The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am giving you today.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5if only you obey the LORD your God and are careful to follow all these commandments I am giving you today.

7If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.

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