21 Bible Verses about Poor People

He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him.

For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.

save when there shall be no one in need among you; for Jehovah will greatly bless thee in the land that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it,

For ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.

for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.

for ye have the poor always with you, but me ye have not always.

Wealth addeth many friends; but the poor is separated from his friend.

All the brethren of a poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him: he pursueth them with words, they are not to be found.

He that is poor is hated even of his own neighbour; but the rich hath many friends.

For what advantage hath the wise above the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

He that is poor speaketh with supplications, but the rich answereth roughly.

For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.

And I said, Surely these are the wretched ones, they are foolish; for they know not the way of Jehovah, the judgment of their God.

And if he be poorer than thy valuation, he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him: according to his means that vowed shall the priest value him.

And if thy brother grow poor, and he be fallen into decay beside thee, then thou shalt relieve him, be he stranger or sojourner, that he may live beside thee.

And if thy brother grow poor beside thee, and be sold unto thee, thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:

And if a stranger or sojourner become wealthy beside thee, and thy brother beside him grow poor, and sell himself unto the stranger, who is settled by thee, or to a scion of the stranger's family,

A rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength; but the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

for if there come unto your synagogue a man with a gold ring in splendid apparel, and a poor man also come in in vile apparel,

Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of the heavens.