50 Bible Verses about Helping The Poor
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If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him. Was this not to know Me? says Jehovah.
He who has pity upon the poor lends to Jehovah, and He will reward his dealing to him.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who acts wisely toward the poor; Jehovah will deliver him in time of trouble.
to turn aside the needy from judgment, and to steal the right from the poor of My people, that widows may be their prey, and they rob the orphans!
And in Joppa was a certain disciple named Tabitha (which translated is called Dorcas). She was full of good works and kind deeds which she did.
But when you do merciful deeds, do not let your left hand know what your right hand does,
For the poor shall never cease out of the land. Therefore, I command you saying, You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.
Therefore when you do your merciful deeds, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may have glory from men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.
Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
If there is among you a poor man of one of your brothers inside any of your gates in your land which Jehovah your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother.
Is it not to break your bread to the hungry, and that you should bring home the wandering poor? When will you see the naked and cover him; and you will not hide yourself from your own flesh?
For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.
For He shall deliver the needy when he cries; and the poor with no helper.
For you have the poor with you always, and whenever you desire you may do them good. But you do not have Me always.
But He raises up the poor from affliction and sets families like a flock.
He shall judge the poor of the people; He shall save the children of the needy, and shall crush in pieces the cruel one.
He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes shall have many a curse.
He who crushes the poor to multiply for himself, and he who gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.
But I am poor and needy; Jehovah will care for me; You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not wait.
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted and the right of the poor.
so as to cause the cry of the poor to come to Him, for He hears the cry of the afflicted.
For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, I will now arise, says Jehovah. I will set in safety, he pants for it.
She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.
He said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and held the moneybag and carried the things put in.
I will also leave in your midst a poor and weak people, and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah.
But I am poor and needy; make haste to me, O God; You are my help and my deliverer; O Jehovah, wait no longer!
For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those who condemn his soul.
learn to do good; seek judgment, reprove the oppressor. Judge the orphan, plead for the widow.
Beware that there is not a thought in your wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand, and your eye may be evil against your poor brother, and you give him nothing. And he may cry to Jehovah against you, and it is sin to you.
He who presses the poor curses his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy upon the poor.
Only they asked that we remember the poor, which very thing I was eager to do.
He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.
And though I give out all my goods to feed the poor, and though I deliver my body to be burned, and have not charity, I am profited nothing.
And he said, Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your merciful deeds have been remembered before God.
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- Poor (306 instances)
Topics on Helping The Poor
Not Helping The Poor
Proverbs 14:31He who presses the poor curses his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy upon the poor.
Those Helping The Poor
Proverbs 31:20She stretches out her hand to the poor; yea, she reaches forth her hands to the needy.
Related Topics
- Alms, Good Deeds
- Almsgiving
- Altruism
- Bad Leadership
- Beggars
- Benevolence
- Blessings For Those Who Help The Poor
- Caring For Others
- Charity
- Exploitations
- Feeding The Poor
- Giving Back
- Giving To The Poor
