13 Bible Verses about Poverty

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church;

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church;

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons'shall have poverty enough.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain , And he that giveth to the rich,'shall come only to want.

He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.

Then Job arose, and rent his robe, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped; and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.

Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.

Yea, of a surety, God will not do wickedly, Neither will the Almighty pervert justice. Who gave him a charge over the earth? Or who hath disposed the whole world? If he set his heart upon himself, If he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath; read more.
All flesh shall perish together, And man shall turn again unto dust. If now thou hast understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words. Shall even one that hateth justice govern? And wilt thou condemn him that is righteous and mighty?- Him that saith to a king, Thou art vile, Or to nobles, Ye are wicked; That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

in that day shall he lift up his voice , saying, I will not be a healer; for in my house is neither bread nor clothing: ye shall not make me ruler of the people.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

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

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest? For all these things hath my hand made, and'so all these things came to be, saith Jehovah: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might become rich.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

I know thy tribulation, and thy poverty (but thou art rich), and the blasphemy of them that say they are Jews, and they art not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons'shall have poverty enough.

There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth only to want.

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

And she said, As Jehovah thy God liveth, I have not a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the heaven have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

Now there cried a certain woman of the wives of the sons of the prophets unto Elisha, saying, Thy servant my husband is dead; and thou knowest that thy servant did fear Jehovah: and the creditor is come to take unto him my two children to be bondmen.

And he said unto him, Oh, Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

And there came a poor widow, and she cast in two mites, which make a farthing.

as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and fill up on my part that which is lacking of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church;

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry.

wranglings of men corrupted in mind and bereft of the truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and have gotten riches, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art the wretched one and miserable and poor and blind and naked:

Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:

that ye were at that time separate from Christ, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of the promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.

Lest I be full, and deny thee , and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.

And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he afterward hungered. And the tempter came and said unto him, If thou art the Son of God, command that these stones become bread.

He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

and behold, joy and gladness, slaying oxen and killing sheep, eating flesh and drinking wine: let us eat and drink, for to-morrow we shall die.