29 Bible Verses about Not Helping The Poor

He who oppresses the poor taunts his Maker,
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.

He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker;
He who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

He who oppresses the poor to make more for himself
Or who gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.

A poor man who oppresses the lowly
Is like a driving rain which leaves no food.

“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.

“What do you mean by crushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord God of hosts.

Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.

Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,

“Also on your skirts is found
The lifeblood of the innocent poor;
You did not find them breaking in.
But in spite of all these things,

Do not rob the poor because he is poor,
Or crush the afflicted at the gate;

If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.

“These who pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the helpless
Also turn aside the way of the humble;
And a man and his father resort to the same girl
In order to profane My holy name.

For I know your transgressions are many and your sins are great,
You who distress the righteous and accept bribes
And turn aside the poor in the gate.

So as to buy the helpless for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”

You pierced with his own spears
The head of his throngs.
They stormed in to scatter us;
Their exultation was like those
Who devour the oppressed in secret.

and do not oppress the widow or the orphan, the stranger or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.’

Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.

What! Do you not have houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and shame those who have nothing? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you? In this I will not praise you.

“If I have kept the poor from their desire,
Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits abomination,

Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.

‘They are fat, they are sleek,
They also excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper;
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.

“For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor;
He has seized a house which he has not built.

“They push the needy aside from the road;
The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.

“Others snatch the orphan from the breast,
And against the poor they take a pledge.

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria,
Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,
Who say to your husbands, “Bring now, that we may drink!”

But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and personally drag you into court?

The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.

“The murderer arises at dawn;
He kills the poor and the needy,
And at night he is as a thief.