13 Bible Verses about Neglecting People

Do not neglect the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.

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

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

Look to the right and see:
no one stands up for me;
there is no refuge for me;
no one cares about me.

But I will bring you health
and will heal you of your wounds—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
for they call you Outcast,
Zion whom no one cares about.

I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not care for those who are going astray, and he will not seek the lost or heal the broken. He will not sustain the healthy, but he will devour the flesh of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.

He said about his father and mother,
“I do not regard them.”
He disregarded his brothers
and didn’t acknowledge his sons,
for they kept Your word
and maintained Your covenant.

But when Jesus overheard what was said, He told the synagogue leader, “Don’t be afraid. Only believe.”

In those days, as the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a complaint by the Hellenistic Jews against the Hebraic Jews that their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution.

Don’t neglect to show hospitality, for by doing this some have welcomed angels as guests without knowing it.

Don’t neglect to do what is good and to share, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

They have treated My people’s brokenness superficially,
claiming, “Peace, peace,”
when there is no peace.

They have treated superficially the brokenness
of My dear people,
claiming, ‘Peace, peace,’
when there is no peace.