16 Bible Verses about Shortages
Most Relevant Verses
A man may give freely, and still his wealth will be increased; and another may keep back more than is right, but only comes to be in need.
He who is of low position and has a servant, is better than one who has a high opinion of himself and is in need of bread.
The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.
The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
For fear that if I am full, I may be false to you and say, Who is the Lord? or if I am poor, I may become a thief, using the name of my God wrongly.
The Lord will let himself be seen by them: for he will make all the gods of the earth feeble; and men will go down before him in worship, everyone from his place, even all the sea-lands of the nations.
And when everything was gone, there was no food to be had in that country, and he was in need.
And he said to them, When I sent you out without money or bag or shoes, were you in need of anything? And they said, Nothing.
And when I was present with you, and was in need, I let no man be responsible for me; for the brothers, when they came from Macedonia, gave me whatever was needed; and in everything I kept myself from being a trouble to you, and I will go on doing so.
But I will not say anything about my needs, for I am able, wherever I am, to be dependent on myself.
But if a man has this world's goods, and sees that his brother is in need, and keeps his heart shut against his brother, how is it possible for the love of God to be in him?
And a voice came to my ears, from the middle of the four beasts, saying, A measure of grain for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny: and see that you do no damage to the oil and the wine.
The night-spirit has two daughters, Give, give. There are three things which are never full, even four which never say, Enough:
The underworld, and the woman without a child; the earth which never has enough water, and the fire which never says, Enough.
