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Deuteronomy 23:17-25 Good News Bible (GNB)

17. “No Israelite, man or woman, is to become a temple prostitute.

18. Also, no money earned in this way may be brought into the house of the Lord your God in fulfilment of a vow. The Lord hates temple prostitutes.

19. “When you lend money or food or anything else to a fellow-Israelite, do not charge him interest.

20. You may charge interest on what you lend to a foreigner, but not on what you lend to a fellow-Israelite. Obey this rule, and the Lord your God will bless everything you do in the land that you are going to occupy.

21. “When you make a vow to the Lord your God, do not put off doing what you promised; the Lord will hold you to your vow, and it is a sin not to keep it.

22. It is no sin not to make a vow to the Lord,

23. but if you make one voluntarily, be sure that you keep it.

24. “When you walk along a path in someone else's vineyard, you may eat all the grapes you want, but you must not carry any away in a container.

25. When you walk along a path in someone else's cornfield, you may eat all the corn you can pull off with your hands, but you must not cut any corn with a sickle.

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