13 Bible Verses about Poverty

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

who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fulfill in my flesh that which is lacking of the tribulations of the Christ for his body's sake, which is the congregation ,

He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the heaven have nests, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye and does not consider that poverty shall come upon him.

He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall cause them to wear rags.

for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall cause them to wear rags.

And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the heaven have nests, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor that ye through his poverty might be enriched.

And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the heaven have nests, but the Son of man has not where to lay his head.

Do not love sleep lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

He that deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

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

who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fulfill in my flesh that which is lacking of the tribulations of the Christ for his body's sake, which is the congregation ,

He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine while they say, let us eat and drink for tomorrow we shall die.

He that tills his land shall be filled with bread, but he that follows after vain persons shall be filled with poverty.

He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

Do not love sleep lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches and who gives to the rich shall surely come to want.

He that deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

The rich and poor meet together; the LORD is the maker of them all.

Then Job arose and rent his mantle and shaved his head and fell down upon the ground and worshipped and said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return there. The LORD gave, and the LORD has taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

The LORD makes poor and makes rich; he brings low and lifts up.

Yea, surely God will not do wickedly, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. Who visited the earth for him? And who set the whole world in order? If he were to set his heart upon man and gather unto himself his spirit and his breath, read more.
all flesh would perish together, and man would turn again unto dust. If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words. Shall even he that hates judgment govern? And wilt thou condemn the Mighty One that is righteous? Is it fit to say to the king, Thou art of Belial and to the princes, Ye are ungodly? How much less to him who is not a respecter of the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

in that day he shall swear, saying, I will not be a healer for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: do not make me a ruler of the people.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city; the weakness of the poor is their poverty.

Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread of my judgment:

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

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor that ye through his poverty might be enriched.

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

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said, Blessed are the poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.

Thus saith the LORD, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where shall remain this house that ye built unto me? and where shall remain this place of my rest? For all these things my hand has made, by my hand has these things been, said the LORD; but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit and trembles at my word.

for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall cause them to wear rags.

So shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor that ye through his poverty might be enriched.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.

I know thy works and tribulation and poverty, (but thou art rich), and I know the blasphemy of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

He that tills his land shall be filled with bread, but he that follows after vain persons shall be filled with poverty.

There are those who scatter, and more is added unto them; and there are those who withhold more than is just, but come to poverty.

In all labour there is fruit, but to talk and not do, brings poverty.

And she said, As the LORD thy God lives, I have no baked bread, but only a handful of meal in a pitcher and a little oil in a cruse; and now I was gathering two sticks that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it and die.

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.

Now a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried unto Elisha, saying, Thy slave, my husband, is dead; and thou knowest that thy slave feared the LORD; and the creditor is come to take my two sons to be his slaves.

Then he replied unto him, Oh my Lord, with what shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

And as there came a certain poor widow, she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

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

who now rejoice in my sufferings for you and fulfill in my flesh that which is lacking of the tribulations of the Christ for his body's sake, which is the congregation ,

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast many goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.

perverse disputings of men of corrupt understanding, and destitute of the truth, using piety as a source of gain: from such withdraw thyself.

Because thou sayest, I am rich and increased with goods and have need of nothing and knowest not that thou art wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked,

For many days Israel has been without the true God, and without a priest and without a teacher and without law,

that at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world,

Behold, the days come, said the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine to the earth, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and blaspheme the name of my God.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, afterwards he was hungry. And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones be made into bread.

He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine while they say, let us eat and drink for tomorrow we shall die.