34 Bible Verses about The poor
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One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the Lord,
And He will repay him for his good deed.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sake He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you can do good to them; but you do not always have Me.
For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’
He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor
Will also cry himself and not be answered.
Vindicate the weak and fatherless;
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
The rich and the poor have a common bond,
The Lord is the maker of them all.
for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on.”
“Because of the devastation of the afflicted, because of the groaning of the needy,
Now I will arise,” says the Lord; “I will set him in the safety for which he longs.”
That I not be full and deny You and say, “Who is the Lord?”
Or that I not be in want and steal,
And profane the name of my God.
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
“He raises the poor from the dust,
He lifts the needy from the ash heap
To make them sit with nobles,
And inherit a seat of honor;
For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
And He set the world on them.
A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent.
But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box, he used to pilfer what was put into it.
‘When you reap the harvest of your land, moreover, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field nor gather the gleaning of your harvest; you are to leave them for the needy and the alien. I am the Lord your God.’”
For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
The rich rules over the poor,
And the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.
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Compassion and sympathy » Exercise towards » The poor
And He will repay him for his
Contempt » The wicked exhibit towards » The poor
But the Lord is his
So I said, “
Contempt » Forbidden towards » The poor
My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool,"
The gospel » Preached to » The poor
Injustice » Specially to be avoided towards » The poor
Do not rob the poor because he is poor, Or crush the afflicted at the gate; For the LORD will plead their case And take the life of those who rob them.
Or who gives to the rich,
“
The poor » Divine care for
And inherit a seat of honor;
And He set the world on them.
The
You have been the
If you see
The poor » Promises to » Divine protection
And
And decide with fairness for the
And He will strike the earth with the
And with the
But the Lord is his
Now
You
The poor » Despised
So I said, “
But you have dishonored the poor man. Is it not the rich who oppress you and
But those who love the rich are many.
How much more do his
He
The poor » Justice to, encouraged
His
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Will also cry himself and not be
Then it was well.
Declares the Lord.
The poor » They who in faith believe » Are blessed
For he
In everything I showed you that by working hard in this manner you must help the weak and remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself said,
You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because
For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
How blessed is he who
The Lord will deliver him
The poor » Give to » Liberally
but
The Levite,
The poor » Offerings of, acceptable to God
For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable
that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the
A poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which amount to a cent. Calling His disciples to Him, He said to them, "Truly I say to you, this poor widow put in more than all the contributors to the treasury; for they all put in out of their surplus, but she, out of her poverty, put in all she owned, all she had to live on."
The poor » Shall never cease out of the land
A
And they will
The poor » General references to
A
And they will
The poor » Care for » Is characteristic of saints
His righteousness endures forever;
His
as it is written,
“
His righteousness
The wicked does not understand such
The poor » Punishment for » Oppressing
The people of the land have practiced
Or who gives to the rich,
Thus I have poured out My
The poor » Do justice to
Thus says the Lord, “
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Then it was well.
Declares the Lord.
The poor » Give to » Cheerfully
For if the readiness is present, it is acceptable
Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not
The poor » Give to » Not grudgingly
Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not
You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because
The poor » Regard for--exemplified
For
Now, brethren, we wish to make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the churches of Macedonia, that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality. For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability, they gave of their own accord, read more.
begging us with much urging for the favor of participation in the support of the saints, and this, not as we had expected, but they first gave themselves to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
The poor » Oppress not
“
and
The poor » Rule not, with rigor
‘
The poor » Should » Provided for under the law
but on the seventh year you shall let it
'Now when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap to the very corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. 'Nor shall you glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather the fallen fruit of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the needy and for the stranger. I am the LORD your God.
The poor » Punishment for » Acting unjustly towards
And
He has seized a house which he has not built.
The poor » May be » Liberal
A poor widow came and put in two
For the ministry of this service is not only fully supplying
The poor » Relieve
‘
Jesus said to him,
The poor » They who in faith believe » Have promises
"But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you; for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."
But he who
The poor » Punishment for » Spoiling
he
The LORD arises to contend, And stands to judge the people. The LORD enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people, "It is you who have devoured the vineyard; The plunder of the poor is in your houses. "What do you mean by crushing My people And grinding the face of the poor?" Declares the Lord GOD of hosts.
The poor » Give to » Specially if saints
So then,
The poor » Despise not
For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, and you pay special attention to the one who is wearing the fine clothes, and say, "You sit here in a good place," and you say to the poor man, "You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool," have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil motives?
But
The poor » The wicked » Oppress
"They push the needy aside from the road; The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether. "Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert. "They harvest their fodder in the field And glean the vineyard of the wicked. read more.
"They spend the night naked, without clothing, And have no covering against the cold. "They are wet with the mountain rains And hug the rock for want of a shelter. "Others snatch the orphan from the breast, And against the poor they take a pledge. "They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing, And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.
oppresses the
The poor » God » Exalts
And inherit a seat of honor;
And He set the world on them.
And
The poor » God » Hears
And their tongue is parched with thirst;
I, the Lord,
As the God of Israel I
The poor » Give to » Pray for
Let the
The poor » God » Protects
Now
To save him from those who
The poor » God » Provides for
You
Who
The Lord
The poor » Made by God
The Lord is the
Nor regards the rich above the poor,
For they all are the
The poor » God » Delivers
Who delivers the afflicted from him
And
And
The poor » Are such by God's appointment
He said,
“
And naked I shall return there.
The
Blessed be the name of the Lord.”
The poor » Regard for--exemplified » Dorcas
Now in
So Peter arose and went with them. When he arrived, they brought him into the
The poor » Punishment for » Refusing to assist
And from the hungry you have
The poor » Care for » Should be urged
But just as you abound in everything, in faith and utterance and knowledge and in all earnestness and in the love we inspired in you, see that you abound in this gracious work also. I am not speaking this as a command, but as proving through the earnestness of others the sincerity of your love also.
The poor » Neglect towards, is » A neglect of Christ
for I was hungry, and you gave Me nothing to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me nothing to drink; I was a stranger, and you did not invite Me in; naked, and you did not clothe Me; sick, and in prison, and you did not visit Me.' "Then they themselves also will answer, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not take care of You?' read more.
"Then He will answer them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.'
The poor » Harden not the heart against
“If there is
The poor » Shut not the hand against
“If there is
The poor » Oppression of--illustrated
Then the LORD sent Nathan to David And he came to him and said, "There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor. "The rich man had a great many flocks and herds. "But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb Which he bought and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his children. It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom, And was like a daughter to him. read more.
"Now a traveler came to the rich man, And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd, To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him; Rather he took the poor man's ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him." Then David's anger burned greatly against the man, and he said to Nathan, "As the LORD lives, surely the man who has done this deserves to die. "He must make restitution for the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing and had no compassion."
The poor » Take no usury from
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Bad company
But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Drunkenness and gluttony
And
The poor » They who in faith believe » Are happy
But
The poor » Regard for--exemplified » Nebuzaradan
But some of the
The poor » May be » Wise
But the poor who has understanding
The poor » By oppressing, God is reproached
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
The poor » Rob not
Or
The poor » They who in faith believe » Have the favor of God
And do not neglect doing good and
The poor » Regard for--exemplified » Church at antioch
And in the proportion that any of the disciples had means, each of them determined to send a contribution for the relief of the brethren living in Judea. And this they did, sending it in charge of Barnabas and Saul to the elders.
The poor » Neglect towards, is » A proof of unbelief
If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and be filled," and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself.
The poor » Exemplified » Widow of zarephath
But she said, “
The poor » Exemplified » Saints of old
They were
The poor » The wicked » Regard not the cause of
The wicked does not understand such
The poor » The wicked » Devour
The head of his
They
Their exultation was like those
Who
The poor » The wicked » Vex
As they gather silver and bronze and iron and lead and tin into the
The poor » May be » Upright
Than he who is perverse in
The poor » By mocking, God is reproached
He who
The poor » Care for--illustrated
"But a Samaritan, who was on a journey, came upon him; and when he saw him, he felt compassion, and came to him and bandaged up his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them; and he put him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn and took care of him. "On the next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper and said, 'Take care of him; and whatever more you spend, when I return I will repay you.'
The poor » Promises to » Answer to prayer
And their tongue is parched with thirst;
I, the Lord,
As the God of Israel I
The poor » Regard for--exemplified » Paul
The poor » Regard for--exemplified » Job
Because I delivered the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper. "The blessing of the one ready to perish came upon me, And I made the widow's heart sing for joy. "I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; My justice was like a robe and a turban. read more.
"I was eyes to the blind And feet to the lame. "I was a father to the needy, And I investigated the case which I did not know.
The poor » Should » Rejoice in God
And the
The poor » God » Despises not the prayer of
And has not despised their prayer.
The poor » God » Maintains the right of
And
The poor » Christ lived as one of
Jesus *said to him,
The poor » Defend
Vindicate the weak and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and destitute. Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked.
The poor » Promises to » An overshadowing providence
A defense for the needy in his distress,
A
For the breath of the
Is like a rain storm against a wall.
The poor » Neglect towards, is » Inconsistent with » Love of God
But
The poor » Exemplified » Prophet's widow
Elisha said to her, “What shall I do for you? Tell me, what do you have in the house?” And she said, “Your maidservant has nothing in the house except
The poor » Exemplified » gideon
The poor » The wicked » Grind the faces of
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord
The poor » Should » Commit themselves to God
The
You have been the
The poor » Give to » Without ostentation
The poor » Wrong not, in judgment
“
The poor » Christ delivers
The
The poor » The wicked » Despise the counsel of
But the Lord is his
The poor » The wicked » Persecute
The poor » The wicked » Defraud
saying, "When will the new moon be over, So that we may sell grain, And the sabbath, that we may open the wheat market, To make the bushel smaller and the shekel bigger, And to cheat with dishonest scales, So as to buy the helpless for money And the needy for a pair of sandals, And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?"
The poor » God » Is the refuge of
But the Lord is his
The poor » God » Forgets not
Nor the
The poor » Promises to » Heavenly inheritance
Listen,
The poor » Regard for--exemplified » Boaz
At mealtime Boaz said to her, “
The poor » The wicked » Care not for
Now he said this, not because he was concerned about the poor, but because he was a thief, and as he
The poor » The wicked » Tread down
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will
The poor » Care for » Is a fruit of repentance
And he would answer and say to them, “The man who has two tunics is to
The poor » Should » When converted, rejoice in their exaltation
The poor » May be » Rich in faith
Listen,
The poor » God » Regards, equally with the rich
Nor regards the rich above the poor,
For they all are the
The poor » Guilt of defrauding
Behold,
The poor » Christ preached to
The poor » Regard for--exemplified » Peter and john
But Peter said, “I do not possess silver and gold, but what I do have I give to you:
The poor » Exemplified » Ruth
And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, “Please let me go to the field and
The poor » Promises to » To the poor
And
The poor » The wicked » Crush
Who
Who say to
The poor » The wicked » Sell
“For three transgressions of
I will not revoke its punishment,
Because they
And the needy for a pair of sandals.
The poor » Should » Hope in God
Protection » Is afforded to » The poor
But the Lord is his
For he will deliver the needy when he cries for help, The afflicted also, and him who has no helper. He will have compassion on the poor and needy, And the lives of the needy he will save. He will rescue their life from oppression and violence, And their blood will be precious in his sight;
Social duties » Fidelity in business » Justice » The poor » Encouraged
His
Do justice to the afflicted and destitute.
Will also cry himself and not be
Then it was well.
Declares the Lord.
Trespass offering » Consisted of » The poor » Meat offering
'But if his means are insufficient for two turtledoves or two young pigeons, then for his offering for that which he has sinned, he shall bring the tenth of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall not put oil on it or place incense on it, for it is a sin offering. 'He shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as its memorial portion and offer it up in smoke on the altar, with the offerings of the LORD by fire: it is a sin offering. 'So the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin which he has committed from one of these, and it will be forgiven him; then the rest shall become the priest's, like the grain offering.'"
Topics on The poor
Blessings For Those Who Help The Poor
Proverbs 19:17
And He will repay him for his
Feeding The Poor
Matthew 25:35Giving To The Poor
1 Corinthians 13:3And if I
God And The Poor
Job 34:19
Nor regards the rich above the poor,
For they all are the
God Helps The Poor
Psalm 140:12
And
Helping The Poor
Job 31:16
Or have caused the eyes of
Not Helping The Poor
Proverbs 14:31
But he who is gracious to the needy honors Him.
Plenty For The Poor
Psalm 107:9
And the
Saints, Care For The Poor
Psalm 112:9
His righteousness endures forever;
His
Those Helping The Poor
Proverbs 31:20
And she stretches out her hands to the needy.