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18 No Israelite woman is to become a sacred prostitute, nor is an Israelite man to be a sacred prostitute. 19 You are not to bring the wages of a female prostitute or a male prostitute[a] into the shrine of the Lord, your God, to pay for any vow. Both of these are abominations to the Lord, your God.

20 [b]Do not charge your brother interest, whether it be on money or food or anything else that could earn interest.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 23:19 Male prostitute: probably in a pagan temple.
  2. Deuteronomy 23:20 Charging interest on a loan was regarded as usury down to modern times.