28Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
And he that curseth his father, or his mother, shall surely be put to death.
If the thief be not found, then the master of the house shall be brought unto the judges, to see whether he have put his hand unto his neighbour's goods. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 25-31)Here is, I. A law against extortion in lending. 1. They must not receive use for money from any that borrowed for necessity (Exod. 22:25), as in that case, Neh. 5:5 , 7 . And such provision the law made for the preservation of estates to their families by the year of jubilee that a people who had little concern in trade could not be supposed to borrow money but for necessity, and therefore it is g…
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