18 Bible Verses about Poverty, Causes Of

And, when he spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Heaven was likened to a king who wished to make a reckoning with his servants. And, when he began to reckon, there was brought to him one debtor of ten thousand talents; but, as he had nothing to pay, his lord commanded that he be sold, and his wife, and his children, and all that he had, and payment to be made.

In all things I showed you that, thus laboring, ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."

Behold, the hire of the workmen who mowed down your fields, which is fraudulently kept back by you, is crying out; and the cries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of Sabaoth.

And a certain poor man, Lazarus by name, had been laid at his gate, full of sores,

For Macedonia and Achaia were well pleased to make a certain contribution to the poor of the saints who are in Jerusalem.

And Jesus saith to him, "The foxes have dens; and the birds of the heaven have lodging-places; but the Son of Man hath not where to lay His head."

And the steward said in himself, 'What shall I do? because my lord takes away the stewardship from me! To dig, I have not strength; to beg, I am ashamed!

for they all did cast in out of their abundance; but she out of her want cast in all that she had??er whole living."

for all these, out of their superabundance, cast into the gifts; but she, out of her poverty, cast in all the living that she had."

that, in much trial of tribulation, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their liberality.

Hearken, my beloved brethren, did not God choose the poor of the world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to those who love Him?

"I know your tribulation, and your poverty (but you are rich), and the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews, and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though He was rich, for your sakes He became poor, that ye through His poverty might become rich.

Jesus said to him, "If you wish to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven; and come, follow Me." But the young man, having heard this saying, went away grieved; for he was one who had large possessions.

for ye both sympathized with those in bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your possessions; knowing that ye yourselves have a better possession and an abiding one.

And, if I bestow in morsels all my goods; and, if I give my body to he burned, but have not love, I am profited nothing.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and possessing all things.