29 Bible Verses about Not Helping The Poor

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain , And he that giveth to the rich,'shall come only to want.

A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

Thou shalt not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates:

what mean ye that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

Forasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions from him of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the innocent poor: thou didst not find them breaking in; but it is because of all these things.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.

they that pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father go unto the'same maiden, to profane my holy name:

For I know how manifold are your transgressions, and how mighty are your sins-ye that afflict the just, that take a bribe, and that turn aside the needy in the gate from their right .

that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Thou didst pierce with his own staves the head of his warriors: They came as a whirlwind to scatter me; Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor secretly.

and oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

Now this he said, not because he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and having the bag took away what was put therein.

What, have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and put them to shame that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you? In this I praise you not.

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

hath wronged the poor and needy, hath taken by robbery, hath not restored the pledge, and hath lifted up his eyes to the idols, hath committed abomination,

Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom: pride, fulness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

They are waxed fat, they shine: yea, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they plead not the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy do they not judge.

For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

They turn the needy out of the way: The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

There are that pluck the fatherless from the breast, And take a pledge of the poor;

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.

But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yea, they have vexed the poor and needy, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.

The murderer riseth with the light; He killeth the poor and needy; And in the night he is as a thief.