21 Bible Verses about Poor People

He that gives unto the poor lends unto the LORD, and he will give him his reward.

For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore, I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

so that thus there shall be no poor among you, for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God gives thee for an inheritance to possess it;

For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.

For ye have the poor with you always, and whenever ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.

for the poor ye always have with you, but ye shall not always have me.

Wealth makes many friends, but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

All the brethren of the poor hate him; how much more shall his friends separate themselves from him? He shall seek their friendship and not find it.

The poor is hated even of his own neighbour, but many are those who love the rich.

For what has the wise more than the fool? what more has the poor that knows how to walk among the living?

The poor uses intreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

For he came out of prison to reign, even though he was born poor into his kingdom.

Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they have become foolish; for they do not know the way of the LORD nor the judgment of their God.

But if he is poorer than thy estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to the ability of the one that vowed shall the priest value him.

And if thy brother becomes poor and comes unto thee, then thou shalt receive him; as a stranger, or a sojourner, he shall live with thee.

And when thy brother becomes poor, being with thee, and if he should sell himself unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a slave.

And if a sojourner or stranger who is with thee becomes rich and thy brother who is with him becomes poor and sells himself unto the stranger or sojourner who is with thee or to the race of the lineage of the stranger,

The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but the poor that has understanding is wiser than he.

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength: even though the poor man's knowledge is despised, and his words are not heard.

For if a man with a gold ring and in precious apparel comes into your synagogue and a poor person in vile raiment also comes in,

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.