15 Bible Verses about God And The Poor

How much less to him who is not a respecter of the persons of princes, nor respects the rich more than the poor; for they all are the work of his hands.

For the humble shall not always be forgotten: the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever.

For the LORD hears the destitute and does not despise his prisoners.

The poor and needy seek the waters that are not; their tongue fails for thirst; I the LORD will hear them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

I know that the LORD will effect the judgment of the poor and the judgment of the destitute.

He shall deliver the poor from his poverty, and in affliction shall open their ears.

All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, who delivers the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoils him?

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now I will arise, saith the LORD; I will set in safety the one whom the wicked one has ensnared.

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor in spirit to save his soul from those that judge him.

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

Yet he sets the poor on high from affliction and makes his families like a flock.

Thy presence was in thy congregation; thou, O God, by thy goodness thou hast provided for the poor.

He who does justice unto the oppressed; who gives bread to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:

He shall have regarded the prayer of those who are alone and destitute and not despised their prayer.

Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor because the LORD is his hope.