16 Bible Verses about The Needy
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Hear this word, ye cows of Bashan, who are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their lords, Bring, and let us drink.
to turn aside the needy from justice, and to rob the poor of my people of their right, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey!
For a needy man shall not always be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish forever.
All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like thee, who delivers a poor man from him who is too strong for him, yea, a poor and needy man from him who robs him?
He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the sons of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. They shall fear thee while the sun endures, and as long as the moon, throughout all generations. He will come down like rain upon the mown grass, as showers that water the earth.read more.
In his days righteousness shall flourish, and abundance of peace, till the moon is no more. He shall also have dominion from sea to sea, and from the River to the ends of the earth. Those who dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall render tribute. The kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him. All nations shall serve him. For he will deliver a needy man when he cries, and a poor man, who has no helper. He will have pity on a poor and needy man, and he will save the souls of the needy.
He raises up a poor man out of the dust, and lifts up a needy man from the dunghill,
For thou have been a stronghold to a poor man, a stronghold to a needy man in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the oppressors is as a storm against the wall.
Thou shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brothers, or of thy sojourners that are in thy land within thy gates.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy man, then it was well. Was not this to know me? says LORD.
Then the King will say to those at his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat. I was thirsty, and ye gave me to drink. I was a stranger, and ye took me in, naked, and ye clothed me. I was feeble, and ye came to help me. I was in prison, and ye came to me.read more.
Then the righteous will answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, and fed thee, or thirsting, and gave thee drink? And when did we see thee a stranger, and took thee in, or naked, and clothed thee? And when did we see thee weak, or in prison, and came to thee? And having answered, the King will say to them, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it to one of these my brothers, the least, ye did it to me.
For he will deliver a needy man when he cries, and a poor man, who has no helper. He will have pity on a poor and needy man, and he will save the souls of the needy. He will redeem their soul from oppression and violence. And their blood will be precious in his sight,
The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst. I, LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
Judge the poor man and the orphan. Do justice to the afflicted and destitute man.
Bible Theasaurus
From Thematic Bible
the Needy » Divine care for
And it came to pass for the poor man to die and be carried by the heavenly agents to Abraham's bosom. And the rich man also died and was buried.
He raises up the poor out of the dust, he lifts up the needy from the dunghill, to make them sit with rulers, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
Thou have seen. For thou behold mischief and spite, to repay with thy hand. The poor man commits [himself] to thee. Thou have been the helper of the fatherless.
If thou see the oppression of a poor man, and the violent wresting of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter. For [a man] higher than the high is observing, and there are higher [men] than they.
He does not preserve the life of the wicked, but gives to the afflicted [their] right.
the Needy » Despised
Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich exploit you, and they themselves drag you into courts?
The poor man is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich man has many friends.
All the brothers of a poor man hate him, how much more do his friends go far from him! He pursues [with] words, [but] they are gone.
the Needy » Justice to, encouraged
The king who faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.
Judge the poor man and the orphan. Do justice to the afflicted and destitute man.
He who stops his ears at the cry of a poor man, he also shall cry, but shall not be heard.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy man, then it was well. Was not this to know me? says LORD.
the Needy » General references to
For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shall surely open thy hand to thy brother, to thy needy, and to thy poor, in thy land.
But I will leave in the midst of thee an afflicted and poor people, and they shall take refuge in the name of LORD.
Topics on The Needy
Clothing The Needy
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to deal thy bread to a hungry man, and that thou bring the poor who are cast out to thy house, when thou see a naked man, that thou cover him, and that thou not hide thyself from thine own flesh?
God Remembering The Needy
Hebrews 2:6But a certain man has somewhere testified, saying, What is man, that thou remember him? Or a son of man, that thou help him?
God Saves The Needy
2 Kings 19:34For I will defend this city to save it, for my own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
