50 Bible Verses about Helping Those In Need

who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort those who are in any trouble with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.

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

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of thine hand to do it.

But whosoever has this world's goods and sees his brother have need and shuts up his bowels of compassion from him, how does the charity of God abide in him?

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.

but by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want that their abundance also may be a supply for your want, that there may be equality:

Open thy mouth for those who cannot speak in the judgment of all the sons of death.

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

Therefore as long as we have the opportunity, let us do good unto everyone, especially unto those who are of the household of faith.

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

sharing for the needs of the saints, and given to hospitality.

And if ye do good to those who do good to you, what grace shall ye have? for sinners also do even the same.

Do not forget to do good and to fellowship; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

and thou shalt be blessed, for they cannot recompense thee; for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

Give to him that asks of thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

For he shall deliver the destitute when he cries and the poor that has no helper.

Deliver the poor and destitute; deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

and those that have turned back from following the LORD and those that did not seek the LORD, nor enquired about him.

Let him that stole steal no more, but rather let him labour, working with his hands that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.

For in that he himself has suffered and was tempted, he is also powerful to help those that are tempted.

I have showed you in all things how that so labouring, ye ought to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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?

because I delivered the poor that cried and the fatherless who had no one to help him.

Blessed is he that understands regarding the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

Koph The LORD is near unto all those that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Whosoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself but shall not be heard.

Having, therefore, obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying no other things than those which the prophets and Moses said should come:

For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.

Samech The LORD upholds all that fall and raises up all those that are oppressed.

We then that are stronger ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not please ourselves.

Make haste to help me, O Lord my salvation.

with each one not looking to their own things, but also to the things of others.

And let ours also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they not be unfruitful.

And the LORD helped them and delivers them; he shall deliver them from the wicked and save them because they wait in him.

Honour widows that are widows indeed.

If there should be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy towns in thy land which the LORD thy God gives thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother,

and sold their possessions and property and distributed them to everyone, as each one had need.

And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women who laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also and with my other fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.

I know that the LORD will effect the judgment of the poor and the judgment of the destitute.

If thou forbear to deliver those that are drawn unto death and those that are ready to be slain,

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?

for your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now,

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them, Those that are whole need not a physician, but those that are sick.

Then they shall call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

Therefore, when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They already have their reward.

When I am poor and needy; the Lord will remember me; thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

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

having a good testimony of good works, if she has brought up well her children, if she has exercised hospitality, if she has washed the feet of the saints, if she has relieved the afflicted, if she has diligently followed every good work.

He shall judge the poor of the people; he shall save the children of the destitute and shall break in pieces the violent.

Those things, which ye have both learned and received and heard and seen in me, do, and the God of peace shall be with you.