13 Bible Verses about Poverty

as grieving yet always rejoicing;
as poor yet enriching many;
as having nothing yet possessing everything.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for His body, that is, the church.

The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’

Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.

The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.

Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens, and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.

as grieving yet always rejoicing;
as poor yet enriching many;
as having nothing yet possessing everything.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for His body, that is, the church.

The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

But look: joy and gladness,
butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep,
eating of meat, and drinking of wine—
“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”

The one who works his land
will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.

The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself,
and giving to the rich—both lead only to poverty.

Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.

The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord made them both.

Then Job stood up, tore his robe and shaved his head. He fell to the ground and worshiped, saying: Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will leave this life. The Lord gives, and the Lord takes away. Praise the name of the Lord.

The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth;
He humbles and He exalts.

Indeed, it is true that God does not act wickedly and the Almighty does not pervert justice. Who gave Him authority over the earth? Who put Him in charge of the entire world? If He put His mind to it and withdrew the spirit and breath He [gave], read more.
every living thing would perish together and mankind would return to the dust. If you [have] understanding, hear this; listen to what I have to say. Could one who hates justice govern [the world]? Will you condemn the mighty Righteous One, who says to a king, "Worthless man!" and to nobles, "Wicked men!"? God is not partial to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all the work of His hands.

On that day he will cry out, saying:
“I’m not a healer.
I don’t even have food or clothing in my house.
Don’t make me the leader of the people!”

A rich man’s wealth is his fortified city;
the poverty of the poor is their destruction.

Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me.
Give me neither poverty nor wealth;
feed me with the food I need.

as grieving yet always rejoicing;
as poor yet enriching many;
as having nothing yet possessing everything.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.

“The poor in spirit are blessed,
for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

Then looking up at His disciples, He said:

You who are poor are blessed,
because the kingdom of God is yours.

This is what the Lord says: Heaven is My throne, and earth is My footstool. What house could you possibly build for Me? And what place could be My home? My hand made all these things, and so they all came into being. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration. I will look favorably on this kind of person: one who is humble, submissive in spirit, and who trembles at My word.

For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor,
and grogginess will clothe them in rags.

and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.

For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ: Though He was rich, for your sake He became poor, so that by His poverty you might become rich.

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest, and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.

I know your affliction and poverty, yet you are rich. I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.

The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

The one who works his land
will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.

One person gives freely,
yet gains more;
another withholds what is right,
only to become poor.

There is profit in all hard work,
but endless talk leads only to poverty.

But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I don’t have anything baked—only a handful of flour in the jar and a bit of oil in the jug. Just now, I am gathering a couple of sticks in order to go prepare it for myself and my son so we can eat it and die.”

Jesus told him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

One of the wives of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, has died. You know that your servant feared the Lord. Now the creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves.”

He said to Him, “Please, Lord, how can I deliver Israel? Look, my family is the weakest in Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”

And a poor widow came and dropped in two tiny coins worth very little.

as grieving yet always rejoicing;
as poor yet enriching many;
as having nothing yet possessing everything.

Now I rejoice in my sufferings for you, and I am completing in my flesh what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for His body, that is, the church.

Then I’ll say to myself, “You have many goods stored up for many years. Take it easy; eat, drink, and enjoy yourself.”’

and constant disagreement among people whose minds are depraved and deprived of the truth, who imagine that godliness is a way to material gain.

Because you say, ‘I’m rich; I have become wealthy and need nothing,’ and you don’t know that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without instruction,

At that time you were without the Messiah, excluded from the citizenship of Israel, and foreigners to the covenants of the promise, without hope and without God in the world.

Hear this! The days are coming—
this is the declaration of the Lord God—
when I will send a famine through the land:
not a famine of bread or a thirst for water,
but of hearing the words of the Lord.

Otherwise, I might have too much
and deny You, saying, “Who is the Lord?”
or I might have nothing and steal,
profaning the name of my God.

After He had fasted 40 days and 40 nights, He was hungry. Then the tempter approached Him and said, "If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread."

The one who loves pleasure will become a poor man;
whoever loves wine and oil will not get rich.

But look: joy and gladness,
butchering of cattle, slaughtering of sheep,
eating of meat, and drinking of wine—
“Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”