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There are verses in The Bible that say one should not "lend money upon usury." See for example Exodus 22:25, Leviticus 25:36 and 37, Deuteronomy 23:19 and 20, Nehemiah 5:7 and 10, Psalm 15:5, Proverbs 28:8, Isaiah 24:2, Jeremiah 15:10, Ezekiel 18:8, 13 and 17, Ezekiel 22:12, Matthew 25:27, and Luke 19:23.

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