46 Bible Verses about Feeding The Poor

for I was hungry, and ye gave me food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;

for I was hungry, and ye gave me no food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink;

naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.

Therefore, if thine enemy hungers, feed him; if he thirsts, give him drink; for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

But when thou makest a banquet, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind,

Is it not to share thy bread with the hungry and that thou bring the poor that are cast out into thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou not hide thyself from thy brother?

and one of you says unto them, Depart in peace; be ye warmed and filled; but ye do not give them those things which are needful for the body; what shall it profit them?

And if anyone is hungry, let him eat at home; that ye not come together unto judgment. And I will set the rest in order when I come.

He that has a merciful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the destitute.

Thou didst not give water to drink to the weary, and thou hast withheld bread from the hungry.

For he satisfies the soul that is destitute and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor and though I give my body to be burned and have not charity, it profits me nothing.

For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore, I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

Blessed are those that hunger now, for ye shall be filled. Blessed are those that weep now, for ye shall laugh.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any gleaning of thy harvest; thou shalt leave them for the poor and for the stranger. I AM your God.

and if thou pour out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:

If I have disturbed the desire of the poor or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;

I know both how to be humbled, and I know how to have an abundance; in everything and by all things I am instructed, both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

And Jesus said unto them, I AM the bread of life; he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes in me shall never thirst.

He who does justice unto the oppressed; who gives bread to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:

If thy enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink,

Then they shall also answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison and did not minister unto thee?

In the fallow ground of the poor there is much bread, but it is lost for lack of judgment.

And the firstborn of the poor shall be fed, and the needy shall lie down in safety; and I will cause thy root to die of famine, and he shall slay thy remnant.

But Jesus said unto her, Let the children first be filled, for it is not good to take the children's bread and to cast it unto the dogs.

He has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away.

And he afflicted thee and caused thee to hunger and sustained thee with manna, food of which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know, that he might make thee know that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of the LORD shall man live.

Men do not take a thief lightly, even if he steals to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat.

When did we see thee a stranger and take thee in? or naked and clothe thee?

Do not eat the bread of anyone who has an evil eye, neither desire his dainty foods;

and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table: moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.

Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee? or thirsty and give thee drink?

Then Jesus called his disciples unto him and said, I have mercy on the multitude because they persevere with me now three days and have nothing to eat, and I desire not to send them away fasting lest they faint in the way.

Even unto this present hour we both hunger and thirst and are ill clad and are buffeted and have no certain dwellingplace

He shall have mercy on the poor and destitute and shall save the souls of the poor in spirit.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him. Is this not to know me? said the LORD.

Then his disciples say unto him, From where do we have so much bread in the wilderness as to satisfy so great a multitude?

If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food,

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish, but wickedness shall cast out the wicked.

Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them and broke and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my judgment:

He that gives unto the poor lends unto the LORD, and he will give him his reward.

Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarius and given to the poor?

Do not love sleep lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.