64 Bible Verses about Beggars

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2 Kings 6:26

And as the king of Israel was passing by upon the wall, a woman cried out to him, saying, Help, my lord, O king.

Luke 16:3

And the manager said within himself, What shall I do because my lord takes away the management from me? I am not able to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

2 Kings 8:3-5

And it came to pass at the end of seven years, that the woman returned out of the land of the Philistines, and she went forth to cry to the king for her house and for her land. Now the king was talking with Gehazi the servant of the man of God, saying, Tell me, I pray thee, all the great things that Elisha has done. And it came to pass, as he was telling the king how he had restored to life him who was dead, that, behold, the woman, whose son he had restored to life, cried to the king for her house and for her land. And Gehazi said, My lord, O

Job 19:16

I call to my servant, and he gives me no answer. I entreat him with my mouth.

Job 24:4-5

They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves. Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness [yields] them bread for their sons.

Job 29:11-12

For when the ear heard [me], then it blessed me, and when the eye saw [me], it gave witness to me. Because I delivered the poor who cried, also the fatherless who had none to help him.

Psalm 109:10

Let his sons be vagabonds, and beg, and let them seek out of their desolate places.

Lamentations 4:4

The tongue of the sucking child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young sons ask bread, and no man breaks it to them.

1 Samuel 15:25

Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me that I may worship LORD.

2 Samuel 14:4

And when the woman of Tekoa spoke to the king, she fell on her face to the ground, and did obeisance, and said, Help, O king.

2 Kings 1:13

And again he sent the captain of a third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up, and came and fell on his knees before Elijah, and besought him, and said to him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life, and the

Job 30:28

I go mourning without the sun. I stand up in the assembly, and cry for help.

Matthew 18:26-32

The bondman therefore having fallen down, worshiped him, saying, Lord, be patient toward me and I will pay thee all. And having felt compassion, the lord of that bondman released him, and forgave him the debt. But after going out, that bondman found one of his fellow bondmen who owed him a hundred denarii. And having grabbed him, he choked him, saying, Pay me if thou owe anything.read more.
So his fellow bondman having fallen down at his feet, besought him, saying, Be patience toward me, and I will pay thee. But he would not, instead, having left him, he cast him into prison until he would pay that which was owed. And when his fellow bondmen saw the things that happened, they were extremely sorry. And after coming, they reported to their lord all the things that happened. Then his lord having summoned him, he says to him, Thou evil bondman, I forgave thee all that debt because thou besought me.

Mark 10:46

And they come to Jericho. And as he went out from Jericho, and his disciples and a considerable crowd, Bartimaeus, the blind son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road begging.

Luke 18:35

And it came to pass as he approached Jericho, a certain blind man sat beside the road begging.

Luke 16:20-21

But there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who had been placed near his gate, covered with sores, and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. But even the dogs that came licked his sores.

John 9:8

The neighbors therefore and those who saw him formerly, that he was blind, said, Is this not he who sits and begs?

Acts 3:2-3

And a certain man, being lame from his mother's belly, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask charity from those who entered into the temple, who, having seen Peter and John intending to go into the temple, asked charity.

Isaiah 58:6-7

Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to loose the bonds of wickedness, to undo the bands of the yoke, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke? Is it not to deal thy bread to a hungry man, and that thou bring the poor who are cast out to thy house, when thou see a naked man, that thou cover him, and that thou not hide thyself from thine own flesh?

Deuteronomy 15:11

For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shall surely open thy hand to thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.

Proverbs 31:9

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and minister justice to the poor and needy.

Luke 6:30

Give to every man who asks thee, and from him who takes away thy personal things do not demand them back.

Exodus 2:23

And it came to pass in the course of those many days, that the king of Egypt died. And the sons of Israel sighed because of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up to God because of the bondage.

Joshua 24:7

And when they cried out to LORD, he put darkness between you and the Egyptians, and brought the sea upon them, and covered them. And your eyes saw what I did in Egypt, and ye dwelt in the wilderness many days.

Judges 4:3

And the sons of Israel cried to LORD, for he had nine hundred chariots of iron, and he mightily oppressed the sons of Israel twenty years.

Judges 6:6

And Israel was brought very low because of Midian, and the sons of Israel cried to LORD.

2 Chronicles 14:11

And Asa cried to LORD his God, and said, LORD, there is none besides thee to help, between the mighty and him who has no strength. Help us, O LORD our God. For we rely on thee, and in thy name we come against this multitude. O LORD

Amos 7:5

Then I said, O lord LORD, cease, I beseech thee. How shall Jacob stand, for he is small?

Psalm 18:6

In my distress I called upon LORD, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry before him came into his ears.

2 Samuel 24:10

And David's heart smote him after he had numbered the people. And David said to LORD, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done, but now, O LORD, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done very foo

1 Chronicles 21:8

And David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant, for I have done very foolishly.

Psalm 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

Jonah 2:2

And he said, I called because of my affliction to LORD, and he answered me. Out of the belly of Sheol I cried, [and] thou heard my voice.

Habakkuk 1:2

O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou will not hear? I cry out to thee of violence, and thou will not save.

Luke 16:27

And he said, I beg thee therefore, father, that thou would send him to my father's house,

Matthew 14:35-36

And when they recognized him, the men of that place sent into that whole region round about, and brought to him all those faring badly. And they besought him that they might only touch the hem of his garment. And as many as touched were healed.

Mark 6:56

And wherever he entered, into villages or cities or fields, they laid those who were feeble in the marketplaces, and besought him that if they might but touch the fringe of his garment. And as many as touched him were being healed.

Matthew 8:31

And the demons besought him, saying, If thou cast us out, allow us to go away into the herd of swine.

Mark 5:12

And all the demons besought him, saying, Send us into the swine, so that we may enter into them.

Luke 8:32

Now a herd of considerable swine was there feeding on the mountain, and they implored him that he would allow them to enter into those. And he allowed them.

Matthew 15:22

And behold, a Canaanite woman having come out from those regions, cried out to him, saying, Be merciful to me, O Lord, thou son of David, my daughter is grievously demon-possessed.

Mark 7:26

Now the woman was a Greek, a Syrophoenician by race. And she besought him that he would cast out the demon from her daughter.

Mark 7:32

And they bring a deaf, tongue-tied man to him, and they beseech him to lay his hand upon him.

Mark 10:47

And when he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to cry out and say, Jesus, thou son of David, be merciful to me.

Luke 5:12

And it came to pass while he was in one of the cities, behold, a man full of leprosy. And having seen Jesus, having fallen on his face, he besought him, saying, Lord, if thou will, thou can make me clean.

Mark 1:40

And a leper comes to him beseeching him, and kneeling down to him, and saying to him, If thou will thou can make me clean.

Luke 8:28

And when he saw Jesus, having cried out, he fell down before him. And in a great voice he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I beseech thee, do not torment me.

Luke 9:38-40

And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son, because he is the only begotten to me. And lo, a spirit seizes him, and he suddenly cries out, and it convulses him with foaming. And it departs from him difficultly, injuring him. And I begged thy disciples that they might cast it out, and they could not.

John 4:47

This man having heard that Jesus comes out of Judea into Galilee, he went to him and besought him that he would come down and heal his son, for he was going to die.

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Beggars » General references to

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises up the poor out of the dust, he lifts up the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with rulers, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.

Psalm 109:10

Let his sons be vagabonds, and beg, and let them seek out of their desolate places.

Beggars » Examples of

John 9:8

The neighbors therefore and those who saw him formerly, that he was blind, said, Is this not he who sits and begs?

Acts 3:2

And a certain man, being lame from his mother's belly, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask charity from those who entered into the temple,

Mark 10:46

And they come to Jericho. And as he went out from Jericho, and his disciples and a considerable crowd, Bartimaeus, the blind son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road begging.

Luke 16:20

But there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who had been placed near his gate, covered with sores,

Beggars » The children of the wicked

Luke 16:3

And the manager said within himself, What shall I do because my lord takes away the management from me? I am not able to dig. I am ashamed to beg.

Psalm 109:10

Let his sons be vagabonds, and beg, and let them seek out of their desolate places.

Beggars » Instances of » Lazarus

Luke 16:20-22

But there was a certain poor man named Lazarus, who had been placed near his gate, covered with sores, and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. But even the dogs that came licked his sores. And it came to pass for the poor man to die and be carried by the heavenly agents to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died and was buried.

Beggars » Instances of » The lame man

Acts 3:2-5

And a certain man, being lame from his mother's belly, was carried, whom they laid daily at the gate of the temple, called Beautiful, to ask charity from those who entered into the temple, who, having seen Peter and John intending to go into the temple, asked charity. And Peter, having gazed intently at him, with John, said, Look at us. read more.
And he gave attention to them expecting to receive something from them.

Beggars » Instances of » Bartimaeus

Mark 10:46

And they come to Jericho. And as he went out from Jericho, and his disciples and a considerable crowd, Bartimaeus, the blind son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road begging.

Beggars » Not the seed of the righteous

Beggars » Instances of » The blind man

John 9:8

The neighbors therefore and those who saw him formerly, that he was blind, said, Is this not he who sits and begs?

Beggars » Set among princes

1 Samuel 2:8

He raises up the poor out of the dust, he lifts up the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with rulers, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.

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