34 Bible Verses about The poor

He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.

You would frustrate the plans of the lowly, but the LORD is his refuge.

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

My brothers, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality. For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in; and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" but you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;"

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,

the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.

Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court; for the LORD will plead their case, and plunder the life of those who plunder them.

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

"You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

It happened that the beggar died, and that he was carried away by the angels to Abraham's bosom. The rich man also died, and was buried.

He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's. He has set the world on them.

But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, do not marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.

He doesn't preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted their right.

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

but with righteousness he will judge the poor, and decide with equity for the humble of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips he will kill the wicked.

You would frustrate the plans of the lowly, but the LORD is his refuge.

"Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."

Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, but the rich person has many friends.

All the relatives of the poor shun him: how much more do his friends avoid him. He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.

The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

"Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me?' says the LORD.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed; for he shares his food with the poor.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"

You shall surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.

Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks.

and the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with you, and the foreigner living among you, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you do not have.

how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin. He called his disciples to himself, and said to them, "Truly I tell you, this poor widow gave more than all those who are giving into the treasury, for they all gave out of their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, gave all that she had to live on."

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

But I will leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in the name of the LORD.

For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have me.

For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.

But I will leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in the name of the LORD.

For you always have the poor with you; but you do not always have me.

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.

As it is written, "He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor. His righteousness remains forever."

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully.

Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.

Therefore have I poured out my indignation on them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I brought on their heads, says the Lord GOD."

Thus says the LORD: "Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence, to the foreigner, the fatherless, nor the widow; neither shed innocent blood in this place.

"Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me?' says the LORD.

For if the readiness is there, it is acceptable according to what you have, not according to what you do not have.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart; not grudgingly, or under compulsion; for God loves a cheerful giver.

You shall surely give him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him; because that for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work, and in all that you put your hand to.

For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia; how that in much proof of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality. For according to their power, I testify, yes and beyond their power, they gave of their own accord, read more.
begging us with much entreaty to receive this grace and the fellowship in the service to the saints. This was not as we had hoped, but first they gave their own selves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God.

You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of your brothers, or of your foreigners who are in your land within your gates:

Do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the foreigner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.'

You shall not rule over him with harshness, but shall fear your God.

"'If your brother has grown poor among you, and sells himself to you; you shall not make him to serve as a slave.

but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the animal of the field shall eat. In like manner you shall deal with your vineyard and with your olive grove.

"'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,

A poor widow came, and she cast in two small brass coins, which equal a quadrans coin.

For this service of giving that you perform not only makes up for lack among the saints, but abounds also through many thanksgivings to God;

"'If your brother has become poor, and his hand can't support him among you; then you shall uphold him. As a stranger and a sojourner he shall live with you.

Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me."

But when you make a feast, ask the poor, the maimed, the lame, or the blind; and you will be blessed, because they do not have the resources to repay you. For you will be repaid in the resurrection of the righteous."

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

has given forth on interest, and has taken increase; shall he then live? He shall not live: he has done all these abominations; he shall surely die; his blood shall be on him.

The LORD stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples. The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and their leaders: "It is you who have eaten up the vineyard. The spoil of the poor is in your houses. What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

contributing to the needs of the saints; given to hospitality.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us do what is good toward all men, and especially toward those who are of the household of the faith.

For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in; and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" but you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;" haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves. Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness yields them bread for their children. They cut their provender in the field. They glean the vineyard of the wicked. read more.
They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold. They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for lack of a shelter. There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor, So that they go around naked without clothing. Being hungry, they carry the sheaves.

has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,

He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's. He has set the world on them.

Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock.

The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

For the LORD hears the needy, and doesn't despise his captive people.

Do not deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Do not forget the life of your poor forever.

Do not let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name.

"Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says the LORD; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him."

For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.

Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor.

who executes justice for the oppressed; who gives food to the hungry. The LORD frees the prisoners.

The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.

Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

All my bones shall say, "LORD, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?"

He delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.

He said, "Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away. Blessed be the name of the LORD."

The LORD makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha (which when translated, means Dorcas). This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

Peter got up and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber. All the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them.

Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you,

You haven't given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

But as you abound in everything, in faith, utterance, knowledge, all earnestness, and in the love from us that is in you, see that you also abound in this grace. I speak not by way of commandment, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity also of your love.

for I was hungry, and you did not give me food to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink; I was a stranger, and you did not take me in; naked, and you did not clothe me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me.' "Then they will also answer, saying, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not help you?' read more.
"Then he will answer them, saying, 'Truly I tell you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me.'

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother;

The LORD sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, "There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had very many flocks and herds, but the poor man had nothing, except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and raised. It grew up together with him, and with his children. It ate of his own food, drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him like a daughter. read more.
A traveler came to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man who had come to him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man who had come to him." David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, the man who has done this is worthy to die. He shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity."

Take no interest from him or profit, but fear your God; that your brother may live among you.

One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding sees through him.

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

Do not exploit the poor, because he is poor; and do not crush the needy in court;

But do not forget to be doing good and sharing, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea; which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

And if a brother or sister is naked and in lack of daily food, and one of you tells them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled;" and yet you did not give them the things the body needs, what good is it? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead in itself.

She said, "As the LORD your God lives, I do not have anything baked, except a handful of flour in a jar, and a little oil in a jug. Behold, I am gathering a couple of sticks, that I may go in and bake it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die."

They were stoned. They were sawed apart. They were killed with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, mistreated

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren't concerned about knowledge.

You pierced the heads of his warriors with their own spears. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me, gloating as if to devour the wretched in secret.

As they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire on it, to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. On the next day, he took out two denarii, and gave them to the host, and said to him, 'Take care of him. Whatever you spend beyond that, I will repay you when I return.'

The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.

Because I delivered the poor who cried, and the fatherless also, who had none to help him, the blessing of him who was ready to perish came on me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem. read more.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I did not know, I searched out.

The humble also will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

He has responded to the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy.

And Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

"Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked."

For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall.

But whoever has the world's goods, and sees his brother in need, and closes his heart of compassion against him, how does the love of God remain in him?

Elisha said to her, "What shall I do for you? Tell me: what do you have in the house?" She said, "Your handmaid has nothing in the house, except a pot of oil."

He said to him, "O Lord, how shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house."

What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, the LORD of hosts.

But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.

"Be careful that you do not do your righteousness before men, to be seen by them, or else you have no reward from your Father who is in heaven.

"You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.

For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper.

You would frustrate the plans of the lowly, but the LORD is his refuge.

In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

Saying, 'When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may market wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel large, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit; that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?'"

You would frustrate the plans of the lowly, but the LORD is his refuge.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever.

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

At meal time Boaz said to her, "Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar." She sat beside the reapers, and they reached her parched grain, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left some of it.

Now he said this, not because he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and having the money box, used to steal what was put into it.

Forasmuch therefore as you trample on the poor, and take taxes from him of wheat: You have built houses of cut stone, but you will not dwell in them. You have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink their wine.

He answered them, "He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. He who has food, let him do likewise."

But let the brother in humble circumstances glory in his high position;

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you have kept back by fraud, cry out, and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives, recovering of sight to the blind, to deliver those who are crushed,

But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk."

Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, "Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor." She said to her, "Go, my daughter."

But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, "Bring us drinks."

Thus says the LORD: "For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes;

So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

You would frustrate the plans of the lowly, but the LORD is his refuge.

For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper. He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy. He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. Their blood will be precious in his sight.

The king who fairly judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

"Defend the weak, the poor, and the fatherless. Maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.

Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me?' says the LORD.

"'But if he can't afford two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his offering for that in which he has sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it, neither shall he put any frankincense on it, for it is a sin offering. He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as the memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, on the offerings of the LORD made by fire. It is a sin offering. The priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he will be forgiven; and the rest shall be the priest's, as the meal offering.'"