13 Bible Verses about Neglecting People

As for the Levites in your villages, you must not ignore them, for they have no allotment or inheritance along with you.

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

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

Look to the right and see! No one cares about me. I have nowhere to run; no one is concerned about my life.

Yes, I will restore you to health. I will heal your wounds. I, the Lord, affirm it! For you have been called an outcast, Zion, whom no one cares for."

Indeed, I am about to raise up a shepherd in the land who will not take heed to the sheep headed to slaughter, will not seek the scattered, and will not heal the injured. Moreover, he will not nourish the one that is healthy but instead will eat the meat of the fat sheep and tear off their hooves.

He said to his father and mother, "I have not seen him," and he did not acknowledge his own brothers or know his own children, for they kept your word, and guarded your covenant.

But Jesus, paying no attention to what was said, told the synagogue ruler, "Do not be afraid; just believe."

Now in those days, when the disciples were growing in number, a complaint arose on the part of the Greek-speaking Jews against the native Hebraic Jews, because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food.

Do not neglect hospitality, because through it some have entertained angels without knowing it.

And do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for God is pleased with such sacrifices.

They offer only superficial help for the harm my people have suffered. They say, 'Everything will be all right!' But everything is not all right!

They offer only superficial help for the hurt my dear people have suffered. They say, "Everything will be all right!" But everything is not all right!