13 Bible Verses about Neglecting People
Most Relevant Verses
And [as to] the Levite who [is] in your {towns}, you shall not neglect him, because there is not a plot of ground for him and an inheritance [along] with you.
He who closes his ear from the cry of the poor, he also will cry out and not be heard.
[For] he who gives to the poor, there is no lacking, but [for] he who turns his eyes, [there are] many curses.
look to [my] right and see. There is no one looking out for me; there is no escape for me; no one cares for my soul.
For I will present healing to you, and I will heal you of your wounds,' {declares} Yahweh. 'Because they have called you an outcast, [saying], "It is Zion, there is no [one who] cares for her." '
For look, I [am] raising up a shepherd in the land who will not attend to the [ones that are] perishing; he will not seek the young man, he will not heal the [ones that are] crushed and he will not sustain the healthy [ones]; he will devour the flesh of the {fattened ones} and tear apart [even] their hoofs.
The [one] saying of his father and of his mother, 'I have not regarded them,' and his brothers he [did] not acknowledge, and his children [he did] not know, but [rather] they observed your word, and your covenant they kept.
But Jesus, ignoring {what was said}, told the ruler of the synagogue, "Do not be afraid--only believe!"
Now in these days, [as] the disciples were increasing [in number], a complaint arose by the {Greek-speaking Jews} against the {Hebraic Jews} because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution [of food].
Do not neglect hospitality, because through this some have received angels as guests without knowing [it].
And do not neglect doing good and generosity, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.
And they have treated the wound of my people lightly, {saying}, 'Peace, peace,' but there is no peace.
And they have treated the wound of the daughter of my people lightly, {saying}, 'Peace, peace,' but there is no peace.
Bible Theasaurus
- Neglecting (8 instances)