8 Bible Verses about Becoming Poor

The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

Violence has grown into a staff that supports wickedness. Not one of them will be left -- not from their crowd, not from their wealth, not from their prominence.

On the fourth day they said to Samson's bride, "Trick your husband into giving the solution to the riddle. If you refuse, we will burn up you and your father's family. Did you invite us here to make us poor?"

Nevertheless the Lord will evict her and shove her fortifications into the sea -- she will be consumed by fire.

She had endured a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all that she had. Yet instead of getting better, she grew worse.

Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.