10 Bible Verses about The Rich Lording It

But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,

Do not curse a king even in your thoughts, and do not curse the rich while in your bedroom; for a bird might report what you are thinking, or some winged creature might repeat your words.

So the Lord sent Nathan to David. When he came to David, Nathan said, "There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor. The rich man had a great many flocks and herds. But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat his food, drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.read more.
"When a traveler arrived at the rich man's home, he did not want to use one of his own sheep or cattle to feed the traveler who had come to visit him. Instead, he took the poor man's lamb and cooked it for the man who had come to visit him."

Now I will tell you the truth."Three more kings will arise for Persia. Then a fourth king will be unusually rich, more so than all who preceded him. When he has amassed power through his riches, he will stir up everyone against the kingdom of Greece.

The city's rich men think nothing of resorting to violence; her inhabitants lie, their tongues speak deceptive words.

who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?