7 Bible Verses about Destitutes

Most Relevant Verses

James 2:14-17

What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but does not have works? Can this kind of faith save him? If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, keep warm and eat well," but you do not give them what the body needs, what good is it?read more.
So also faith, if it does not have works, is dead being by itself.

Proverbs 15:21

Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

Luke 16:3

Then the manager said to himself, 'What should I do, since my master is taking my position away from me? I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm too ashamed to beg.

Psalm 109:10

May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!

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