47 Bible Verses about Helping Others In Need

who is comforting us in all our tribulation, for our being able to comfort those in any tribulation through the comfort with which we are comforted ourselves by God;

If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,

for let each one of us please the neighbour for good, unto edification,

'But thou, doing kindness, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doth,

that thy kindness may be in secret, and thy Father who is seeing in secret Himself shall reward thee manifestly.

And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;

whenever, therefore, thou mayest do kindness, thou mayest not sound a trumpet before thee as the hypocrites do, in the synagogues, and in the streets, that they may have glory from men; verily I say to you -- they have their reward!

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him -- how doth the love of God remain in him?

Withhold not good from its owners, When thy hand is toward God to do it.

A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.

each not to your own look ye, but each also to the things of others.

He decided the cause of the poor and needy, Then it is well -- is it not to know Me? An affirmation of Jehovah.

and of doing good, and of fellowship, be not forgetful, for with such sacrifices God is well-pleased.

if any one doth speak -- 'as oracles of God;' if any one doth minister -- 'as of the ability which God doth supply;' that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power -- to the ages of the ages. Amen.

For I deliver the afflicted who is crying, And the fatherless who hath no helper.

or ministration -- 'In the ministration!' or he who is teaching -- 'In the teaching!'

Whoso is lending to Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to him.

but by equality, at the present time your abundance -- for their want, that also their abundance may be for your want, that there may be equality,

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

Is it not to deal to the hungry thy bread, And the mourning poor bring home, That thou seest the naked and cover him, And from thine own flesh hide not thyself?

Take heed your kindness not to do before men, to be seen by them, and if not -- reward ye have not from your Father who is in the heavens;

because the needy one doth not cease out of the land, therefore I am commanding thee, saying, Thou dost certainly open thy hand to thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy one, in thy land.

to the necessities of the saints communicating; the hospitality pursuing.

for not that for others release, and ye pressured, do I speak,

or he who is exhorting -- 'In the exhortation!' he who is sharing -- 'In simplicity!' he who is leading -- 'In diligence?' he who is doing kindness -- 'In cheerfulness.'

each, according as he received a gift, to one another ministering it, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God;

therefore, then, as we have opportunity, may we work the good to all, and especially unto those of the household of the faith.

ye working together also for us by your supplication, that the gift through many persons to us, through many may be thankfully acknowledged for us.

For not for ever is the needy forgotten, The hope of the humble lost to the age.

I have known that Jehovah doth execute The judgment of the afflicted, The judgment of the needy.

whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

and let them learn -- ours also -- to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.

Whoso is shutting his ear from the cry of the poor, He also doth cry, and is not answered.

and the possessions and the goods they were selling, and were parting them to all, according as any one had need.

Happy the poor in spirit -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens.

Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be ready to impart, willing to communicate,

and some in fear save ye, out of the fire snatching, hating even the coat from the flesh spotted.

for the poor always ye have with you, and whenever ye may will ye are able to do them good, but me ye have not always;

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves --

Lo, this hath been the iniquity of Sodom thy sister, Arrogancy, fulness of bread, and quiet ease, Have been to her and to her daughters, And the hand of the afflicted and needy She hath not strengthened.

For he delivereth the needy who crieth, And the poor when he hath no helper,

because the ministration of this service not only is supplying the wants of the saints, but is also abounding through many thanksgivings to God,

for in that he suffered, himself being tempted, he is able to help those who are tempted.

Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all is Jehovah.

and as ye wish that men may do to you, do ye also to them in like manner;