50 Bible Verses about Helping Those In Need

who comforteth us in all our affliction, that we may be able to comfort them that are in any affliction, through the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.

If I have withheld the poor from their desire, Or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,

Withhold not good from them to whom it is due, When it is in the power of thy hand to do it.

But whoso hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in him?

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

but by equality: your abundance being a supply at this present time for their want, that their abundance also may become a supply for your want; that there may be equality:

Open thy mouth for the dumb, In the cause of all such as are left desolate.

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work that which is good toward all men, and especially toward them that are of the household of the faith.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.

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

And if ye do good to them that do good to you, what thank have ye? for even sinners do the same.

But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

and thou shalt be blessed; because they have not wherewith to recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just.

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper.

Rescue the poor and needy: Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.

and them that are turned back from following Jehovah; and those that have not sought Jehovah, nor inquired after him.

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labor, working with his hands the thing that is good, that he may have whereof to give to him that hath need.

For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted.

In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor that are cast out to thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?

Because I delivered the poor that cried, The fatherless also, that had none to help him.

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

Jehovah is nigh unto all them that call upon him, To all that call upon him in truth.

Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, He also shall cry, but shall not be heard.

Having therefore obtained the help that is from God, I stand unto this day testifying both to small and great, saying nothing but what the prophets and Moses did say should come;

For ye have the poor always with you, and whensoever ye will ye can do them good: but me ye have not always.

Jehovah upholdeth all that fall, And raiseth up all those that are bowed down.

Now we that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.

Make haste to help me, O Lord, my salvation.

not looking each of you to his own things, but each of you also to the things of others.

And let our people also learn to maintain good works for necessary uses, that they be not unfruitful.

And Jehovah helpeth them, and rescueth them; He rescueth them from the wicked, and saveth them, Because they have taken refuge in him.

Honor widows that are widows indeed.

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother;

and they sold their possessions and goods, and parted them to all, according as any man had need.

Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.

Deliver them that are carried away unto death, And those that are ready to be slain see that thou hold back.

and one of you say unto them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and filled; and yet ye give them not the things needful to the body; what doth it profit?

for your fellowship in furtherance of the gospel from the first day until now;

But when he heard it, he said, They that are whole have no need of a physician, but they that are sick.

Then will they call upon me, but I will not answer; They will seek me diligently, but they shall not find me:

When therefore thou doest alms, sound not a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have received their reward.

But I am poor and needy; Yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God.

But when thou makest a feast, bid the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

well reported of for good works; if she hath brought up children, if she hath used hospitality to strangers, if she hath washed the saints feet, if she hath relieved the afflicted, if she hath diligently followed every good work.

He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.

The things which ye both learned and received and heard and saw in me, these things do: and the God of peace shall be with you.