16 Bible Verses about The Needy
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Hear this word, ye cows of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.
to turn aside the poor from right judgment and to take away the right from the afflicted of my people that widows may be their prey and that they may rob the fatherless!
For the humble shall not always be forgotten: the hope of the poor shall not perish for ever.
All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, who delivers the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoils him?
He shall judge the poor of the people; he shall save the children of the destitute and shall break in pieces the violent. They shall fear thee along with the sun and before the moon throughout all generations. He shall come down like rain upon the mown grass as the dew that waters the earth.read more.
In his days shall righteousness flourish and abundance of peace until there is no longer any moon. He shall have dominion also from sea to sea and from the river unto the ends of the earth. Those that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him, and his enemies shall lick the dust. The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents; the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts. Yea, all kings shall fall down before him; all Gentiles shall serve him. For he shall deliver the destitute when he cries and the poor that has no helper. He shall have mercy on the poor and destitute and shall save the souls of the poor in spirit.
For thou hast been strength to the poor, strength to the needy in his distress, refuge from the storm, shadow from the heat, for the force of the violent is as a storm against the wall.
Thou shalt not do violence unto a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he is of thy brethren or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him. Is this not to know me? said the LORD.
Then shall the King say unto those on 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 food; I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in; naked, and ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came unto me.read more.
Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungry and feed thee? or thirsty and give thee drink? When did we see thee a stranger and take thee in? or naked and clothe thee? Or when did we see thee sick or in prison and come unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brothers, ye have done it unto me.
For he shall deliver the destitute when he cries and the poor that has no helper. He shall have mercy on the poor and destitute and shall save the souls of the poor in spirit. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence, and precious shall their blood be in his sight.
The poor and needy seek the waters that are not; their tongue fails for thirst; I the LORD will hear them; I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
Bible Theasaurus
- Needy (100 instances)
From Thematic Bible
the Needy » Divine care for
And it came to pass that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom; the rich man also died and was buried;
He raises up the poor out of the dust and lifts up the beggar from the dunghill to set them among princes and to make them inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are the LORD's, and he has set the world upon them.
Thou hast seen it, for thou dost behold mischief and spite to requite it with thy hand: the poor commits himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
If thou seest violence unto the poor and the extortion of rights and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter, for height is looking upon height; and there is one higher than they.
He shall not give life to the wicked; but to the poor he shall give their right.
the Needy » Despised
Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength: even though the poor man's knowledge is despised, and his words are not heard.
But ye have despised the poor. Do not the rich oppress you with tyranny and draw you with violence to the courts?
All the brethren of the poor hate him; how much more shall his friends separate themselves from him? He shall seek their friendship and not find it.
the Needy » Justice to, encouraged
The king that judges the poor with truth, his throne shall be established for ever.
Whosoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself but shall not be heard.
He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him. Is this not to know me? said the LORD.
the Needy » General references to
For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore, I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land.
I will also leave in the midst of thee a poor and humble people, and they shall wait in the name of the LORD.
Topics on The Needy
Clothing The Needy
Isaiah 58:7Is it not to share thy bread with the hungry and that thou bring the poor that are cast out into thy house? when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou not hide thyself from thy brother?
God Remembering The Needy
Hebrews 2:6But one in a certain place testified, saying, What is man, that thou art mindful of him? or the son of man, that thou dost visit him?
God Saves The Needy
2 Kings 19:34For I will defend this city, to save it, for my own sake and for my slave David's sake.
