21 Bible Verses about Poor People

Whoever is generous to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his deed.

For there will never cease to be poor in the land. Therefore I command you, 'You shall open wide your hand to your brother, to the needy and to the poor, in your land.'

But there will be no poor among you; for the LORD will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you for an inheritance to possess--

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

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you want, you can do good for them. But you will not always have me.

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

Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

All a poor man's brothers hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues them with words, but does not have them.

The poor is disliked even by his neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

For what advantage has the wise man over the fool? And what does the poor man have who knows how to conduct himself before the living?

The poor use entreaties, but the rich answer roughly.

For he went from prison to the throne, though in his own kingdom he had been born poor.

Then I said, "These are only the poor; they have no sense; for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.

And if someone is too poor to pay the valuation, then he shall be made to stand before the priest, and the priest shall value him; the priest shall value him according to what the vower can afford.

"If your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you.

"If your brother becomes poor beside you and sells himself to you, you shall not make him serve as a slave:

"If a stranger or sojourner with you becomes rich, and your brother beside him becomes poor and sells himself to the stranger or sojourner with you or to a member of the stranger's clan,

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.

But I say that wisdom is better than might, though the poor man's wisdom is despised and his words are not heard.

For if a man wearing a gold ring and fine clothing comes into your assembly, and a poor man in shabby clothing also comes in,

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