What is the Biblical definition of usury, and does the Bible say it’s sinful?

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In Matthew’s gospel, Jesus said:

“Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.”
-Matthew 25:27

In Luke, Jesus said:

“Wherefore then gavest not thou my money into the bank, that at my coming I might have required mine own with usury?”
-Luke 19:23

Is Jesus saying in these verses that usury is a good thing?
 

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You have two other threads about Usury that you started:


Oh yea, I forgot about that
 
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