50 Bible Verses about Helping The Poor

If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

For I rescued the poor man who cried out for help,
and the fatherless child who had no one to support him.

He took up the case of the poor and needy,
then it went well.
Is this not what it means to know Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,
and He will give a reward to the lender.

For the choir director. A Davidic psalm.Happy is one who cares for the poor;
the Lord will save him in a day of adversity.

to keep the poor from getting a fair trial
and to deprive the afflicted among my people of justice,
so that widows can be their spoil
and they can plunder the fatherless.

In Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. She was always doing good works and acts of charity.

But when you give to the poor, don’t let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

I was a father to the needy,
and I examined the case of the stranger.

For there will never cease to be poor people in the land; that is why I am commanding you, ‘You must willingly open your hand to your afflicted and poor brother in your land.’

So whenever you give to the poor, don’t sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be applauded by people. I assure you: They’ve got their reward!

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor
will himself also call out and not be answered.

“If there is a poor person among you, one of your brothers within any of your gates in the land the Lord your God is giving you, you must not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward your poor brother.

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?

For the oppressed will not always be forgotten;
the hope of the afflicted will not perish forever.

For he will rescue the poor who cry out
and the afflicted who have no helper.

You always have the poor with you, and you can do what is good for them whenever you want, but you do not always have Me.

But He lifts the needy out of their suffering
and makes their families multiply like flocks.

May he vindicate the afflicted among the people,
help the poor,
and crush the oppressor.

The one who gives to the poor
will not be in need,
but one who turns his eyes away
will receive many curses.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.

He will have pity on the poor and helpless
and save the lives of the poor.

The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord made them both.

You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me.

Provide justice for the needy and the fatherless;
uphold the rights of the oppressed and the destitute.

I am afflicted and needy;
the Lord thinks of me.
You are my helper and my deliverer;
my God, do not delay.

For I am afflicted and needy;
my heart is wounded within me.

I know that the Lord upholds
the just cause of the poor,
justice for the needy.

Rescue the poor and needy;
save them from the power of the wicked.”

but caused the poor to cry out to Him,
and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

“Because of the oppression of the afflicted
and the groaning of the poor,
I will now rise up,” says the Lord.
“I will put the one who longs for it in a safe place.”

“The poor in spirit are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Her hands reach out to the poor,
and she extends her hands to the needy.

He didn’t say this because he cared about the poor but because he was a thief. He was in charge of the money-bag and would steal part of what was put in it.

I will leave
a meek and humble people among you,
and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.

I am afflicted and needy;
hurry to me, God.
You are my help and my deliverer;
Lord, do not delay.

For He stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.

Learn to do what is good.
Seek justice.
Correct the oppressor.
Defend the rights of the fatherless.
Plead the widow’s cause.

Be careful that there isn’t this wicked thought in your heart, ‘The seventh year, the year of canceling debts, is near,’ and you are stingy toward your poor brother and give him nothing. He will cry out to the Lord against you, and you will be guilty.

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.

Let him drink so that he can forget his poverty
and remember his trouble no more.

They asked only that we would remember the poor, which I made every effort to do.

The one who despises his neighbor sins,
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.

Don’t rob a poor man because he is poor,
and don’t crush the oppressed at the gate,

And if I donate all my goods to feed the poor,
and if I give my body in order to boast
but do not have love, I gain nothing.

But give from what is within to the poor, and then everything is clean for you.

and said, ‘Cornelius, your prayer has been heard, and your acts of charity have been remembered in God’s sight.