16 Bible Verses about Shortages

There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.

Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, 'Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

Weighed -- Thou art weighed in the balances, and hast been found lacking.

Fearful is Jehovah against them, For He made bare all gods of the land, And bow themselves to Him, each from his place, Do all islanders of the nations.

and he having spent all, there came a mighty famine on that country, and himself began to be in want;

And he said to them, 'When I sent you without bag, and scrip, and sandals, did ye lack anything?' and they said, 'Nothing.'

and being present with you, and having been in want, I was chargeable to no one, for my lack did the brethren supply -- having come from Macedonia -- and in everything burdenless to you I did keep myself, and will keep.

not that in respect of want I say it, for I did learn in the things in which I am -- to be content;

and whoever may have the goods of the world, and may view his brother having need, and may shut up his bowels from him -- how doth the love of God remain in him?

and I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, 'A measure of wheat for a denary, and three measures of barley for a denary,' and 'The oil and the wine thou mayest not injure.'

To the leech are two daughters, 'Give, give, Lo, three things are not satisfied, Four have not said 'Sufficiency;'

Sheol, and a restrained womb, Earth -- it is not satisfied with water, And fire -- it hath not said, 'Sufficiency,'