13 Bible Verses about Poverty

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

I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake. I do my share in behalf of his body, the congregation, to provide what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ.

He that loves pleasure will be poor. He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

He that loves pleasure will be poor. He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

I will say to my self: 'You have many possessions saved for many years. Take it easy and eat, drink and be merry.'

Jesus told him: Foxes have holes and birds of heaven have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.

He who hurries to be rich has an evil eye. He does not think poverty will come to him.

He that loves pleasure will be poor. He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

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

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

Jesus told him: Foxes have holes and birds of heaven have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.

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

Jesus told him: Foxes have holes and birds of heaven have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.

Do not love sleep or you will come to poverty. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.

He becomes poor who deals with a lazy hand. The hand of the diligent makes rich.

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

I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake. I do my share in behalf of his body, the congregation, to provide what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ.

He that loves pleasure will be poor. He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

Instead there was joy and festivity, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread. He who follows after vain persons will have poverty.

He that loves pleasure will be poor. He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

Do not love sleep or you will come to poverty. Open your eyes and be satisfied with bread.

He who gets ahead by oppressing the poor and giving to the rich will certainly suffer loss.

He becomes poor who deals with a lazy hand. The hand of the diligent makes rich.

The rich and the poor meet together (are alike) (have a common bond) for Jehovah created them both.

Then Job got up and tore his clothes in grief. He shaved his head and threw himself face down on the ground. He said: I was born with nothing (naked), and I will die with nothing. Jehovah gave, and now he has taken away. Blessed be the name of Jehovah!

Jehovah takes away and He gives riches. He brings low and lifts up high.

Of a truth, God will not do wickedly, and the Almighty will not pervert justice. Who gave God authority over the earth? Who has laid on him the entire world? If He should determine to do so, If He should gather to himself his spirit and his breath, read more.
All flesh would perish and man would return to dust. But if you understand, hear this; Listen to the sound of my words. Shall one who hates justice rule? And will you condemn the righteous Mighty One? Should anyone even say to a king: You good-for-nothing scoundrel! Or to nobles, you wicked people! The one who is righteous and mighty does not grant special favors to princes or prefer important people to poor people because his hands made them all.

Then the relative will cry out: I am not a healer! I do not have any food or a coat in my home. Do not make me a leader of the people.

The rich man's wealth is his strength. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Remove far from me vanity and lies. Give me neither poverty nor riches. Feed me with food necessary for me.

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

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

Blessed (Greek: makarios: happy, blessed) are those conscious of their spiritual need, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs.

He looked at his disciples and said: Blessed are you who are poor for yours is the kingdom of God.

This is what Jehovah says: Heaven is my throne. Earth is my footstool. Where can you people build a house or resting place for me? I have made all these things. That is why all these things have come into being, declares Jehovah. I will pay attention to those who are humble and sorry for their sins and who tremble at my word.

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

Your poverty will come like a robber and your want like an armed man.

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

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest. Your poverty comes like a traveler. Your need comes like an armed man.

I know your troubles. I know that you are poor, but you are rich! I know the evil things said against you by those who claim to be Jews but are not. Their synagogue belongs to Satan!

He that loves pleasure will be poor. He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread. He who follows after vain persons will have poverty.

There is one who scatters, and yet increases. There is one who withholds what is due and it leads to poverty.

In all labor there is profit: but idle chatter leads only to destitution.

Then she said: By the life of Jehovah your God, I have nothing but a little meal, and a drop of oil in the bottle; and now I am getting two sticks together so that I may go in and make it ready for me and my son, so that we may have a meal before our death.

Jesus replied: Foxes have holes, and the birds of heaven have nests, but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.

The widow of a member of a group of prophets said to Elisha: My husband has died! As you know, he was a man who respected God. A man to whom he owed money came to take away my two sons as slaves in payment for my husband's debt.

Gideon replied: But Jehovah, how can I rescue Israel? My clan is the weakest in the tribe of Manasseh. I am the least important member of my family.

A poor widow came along and dropped in two mites.

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

I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake. I do my share in behalf of his body, the congregation, to provide what is lacking of the afflictions of Christ.

I will say to my self: 'You have many possessions saved for many years. Take it easy and eat, drink and be merry.'

frictions between men corrupted in mind and lacking in truth, supposing that godliness is a way of gain.

You say, I am rich and have become wealthy and have need of nothing." You do not know that you are wretched and miserable and poor and blind and naked.

Israel was without the true God for a long time. They were without a priest who taught correctly, and without law.

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

Behold, the day is coming, said the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land. Not a famine of bread, or a thirst for water, but for hearing the words of Jehovah.

If I am full I could deny you and say, Who is Jehovah? Or if I am poor and steal, I could take God's name in vain.

He fasted forty days and nights, and was very hungry. Satan, the Tempter, said to him: If (since) you are the Son of God order these stones to turn into bread.

He that loves pleasure will be poor. He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.

Instead there was joy and festivity, killing oxen and slaughtering sheep, eating meat and drinking wine. Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die.