50 Bible Verses about Helping The Poor

If I have refused to give the poor what they desired, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

for I rescued the poor who cried out for help, and the orphan who had no one to assist him;

He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.' The Lord says, 'That is a good example of what it means to know me.'

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him.

to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

Now in Joppa there was a disciple named Tabitha (which in translation means Dorcas). She was continually doing good deeds and acts of charity.

But when you do your giving, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,

I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.

Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

If a fellow Israelite from one of your villages in the land that the Lord your God is giving you should be poor, you must not harden your heart or be insensitive to his impoverished condition.

I want you to share your food with the hungry and to provide shelter for homeless, oppressed people. When you see someone naked, clothe him! Don't turn your back on your own flesh and blood!

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

For you will always have the poor with you, and you can do good for them whenever you want. But you will not always have me!

Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

He will defend the oppressed among the people; he will deliver the children of the poor and crush the oppressor.

The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich -- both end up only in poverty.

He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.

For you will always have the poor with you, but you will not always have me!

Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.

I know that the Lord defends the cause of the oppressed and vindicates the poor.

Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."

"Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.

She extends her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hand to the needy.

(Now Judas said this not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money box, he used to steal what was put into it.)

I will leave in your midst a humble and meek group of people, and they will find safety in the Lord's presence.

I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O Lord, do not delay!

because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

Learn to do what is right! Promote justice! Give the oppressed reason to celebrate! Take up the cause of the orphan! Defend the rights of the widow!

Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.

The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.

They requested only that we remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.

The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

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

If I give away everything I own, and if I give over my body in order to boast, but do not have love, I receive no benefit.

But give from your heart to those in need, and then everything will be clean for you.

and said, 'Cornelius, your prayer has been heard and your acts of charity have been remembered before God.