12 Bible Verses about Being Poor

Jehovah takes away, and He gives riches; He brings low; yea, He lifts up high.

remove far from me vanity and a lying word; give me neither poverty or riches; tear for me my portion of bread,

The charm of a man is his kindness, and a poor man is better than a liar.

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

Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more.

If you have nothing to pay, why should he take away your bed from under you?

And if his hand cannot reach to a lamb, then he shall bring for his trespass which he has committed, two turtle-doves or two young pigeons to Jehovah-- one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering.

And if her hand cannot reach to a lamb, then she shall bring two turtle-doves or two young pigeons. The one shall be for a burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering. And the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be cleansed.

But if he is not able to bring two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering. He shall put no oil on it, neither shall he put frankincense on it. For it is a sin offering.

And if he is poor and his hand cannot reach so much, then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one-tenth part of fine flour mixed with oil for a food offering, and a log of oil,

The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than half a shekel, when they give an offering to Jehovah to make an atonement for your souls.

This is the law of him in whom is the plague of leprosy, whose hand is not able to reach in his cleansing.