34 Bible Verses about The poor

He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.

Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor because LORD is his refuge.

Then I said, Wisdom is better than strength. Nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

My brothers, ye should not have the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory, in favoritism. For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in, and ye have regard for the man wearing the bright clothing, and say to him, Sit thou here well, and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit here below my footstool,

The Spirit of Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good-news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to sent forth in deliv

the blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor are proclaimed good-news.

Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate. For LORD will plead their cause, and despoil of life those who despoil them.

He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, [and] he who gives to a rich man, [comes] only to want.

Thou shall not distort the justice [due] to thy poor in his case.

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.

I know that LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted man, and justice for the needy.

but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.

Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor because LORD is his refuge.

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, now I will arise, says LORD. I will set him in the safety he gasps for.

Thy congregation dwelt in it. Thou, O God, prepared for the poor from thy goodness.

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 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.

He who has a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

I gave you a glimpse of all things, that so laboring ye ought to aid the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Thou shall surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou give to him, because for this thing LORD thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou put thy hand to.

Blessed is he who considers a poor man. LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

but thou shall surely open thy hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need which he wants.

And the Levite, because he has no portion nor inheritance with thee, and the sojourner, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied, that LORD thy God may bless thee in al

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.

For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable to the extent if some man has, not to the extent he does not have.

that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, even from the depth of their poverty, abounded for the wealth of their generosity,

And one poor widow having come, she cast in two mites, which are a quadrans. And having summoned his disciples, he says to them, Truly I say to you, that this poor widow cast in more than all those who are casting into the treasury. For they all cast in from that which is abundant to them, but she from her need cast in all, as many things she had, her whole living.

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.

For ye always have the poor with you, but ye do not always have me.

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.

For ye always have the poor with you, but ye do not always have me.

He has scattered, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn shall be exalted with honor.

as it is written, He has scattered abroad. He has given to the poor. His righteousness endures into the age.

A righteous man takes knowledge of the cause of the poor. A wicked man has no [such] understanding to know.

The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery. Yea, they have vexed the poor and needy man, and have oppressed the sojourner wrongfully.

He who oppresses a poor man to his increase, [and] he who gives to a rich man, [comes] only to want.

Therefore I have poured out my indignation upon them. I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath. I have brought their own way upon their heads, says lord LORD.

Thus says LORD: Execute ye justice and righteousness. And deliver him who is robbed out of the hand of the oppressor. And do no wrong. Do no violence to the sojourner, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in t

Judge the poor man and the orphan. Do justice to the afflicted and destitute man.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy man, then it was well. Was not this to know me? says LORD.

For if the willingness is present, it is acceptable to the extent if some man has, not to the extent he does not have.

Each man as he purposes in his heart, not from regret or from necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Each man as he purposes in his heart, not from regret or from necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Thou shall surely give him, and thy heart shall not be grieved when thou give to him, because for this thing LORD thy God will bless thee in all thy work, and in all that thou put thy hand to.

For Macedonia and Achaia were pleased to make a certain participation for the poor of the sanctified at Jerusalem.

And, brothers, we declare to you the grace of God that has been given in the congregations of Macedonia, that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy, even from the depth of their poverty, abounded for the wealth of their generosity, so that according to their ability, I testify, and beyond their ability, willingly, read more.
with much exhortation, begging of us the favor, even the fellowship of service for the sanctified. And it was not as we expected, but first they gave themselves to the Lord and to us through the will of God,

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.

And do not oppress the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor man. And let none of you devise evil against his brother in your heart.

Thou shall not rule over him with rigor, but shall fear thy God.

And if thy brother becomes poor with thee, and sells himself to thee, thou shall not make him to serve as a bondman.

but the seventh year thou shall let it rest and lay fallow, that the poor of thy people may eat, and what they leave the beast of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shall deal with thy vineyard, [and] with thy oliveyard.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shall not wholly reap the corners of thy field, nor shall thou gather the gleaning of thy harvest. And thou shall not glean thy vineyard, nor shall thou gather the fallen fruit of thy vineyard. Thou shall leave them for the poor man and for the sojourner. I am LORD your God.

For thou have taken pledges from thy brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubles thee,

And one poor widow having come, she cast in two mites, which are a quadrans.

Because the service of this ministry is not only supplying the needs of the sanctified, but also abounding through many thanksgivings to God

And if thy brother becomes poor, and his hand fails with thee, then thou shall uphold him; he shall live with thee [as] a stranger and a sojourner.

Jesus said to him, If thou want to be perfect, go, sell the things being possessed by thee, and give to the poor, and thou will have treasure in heaven. And come, follow me.

But when thou make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and thou will be blessed, because they do not have to recompense thee, for it will be recompensed to thee at the resurrection of the righteous.

He who gives to the poor shall not lack, but he who hides his eyes shall have many a curse.

has given forth upon interest, and has taken increase, shall he then live? He shall not live. He has done all these abominations. He shall surely die. His blood shall be upon him.

LORD stands up to contend, and stands to judge the peoples. LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and the rulers of it. It is ye who have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of a poor man is in your houses. What do ye mean that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? says the Lord, LORD of hosts.

sharing for the needs of the sanctified, pursuing love for strangers.

So then as we have time, let us work what is good toward all men, and especially toward those belonging to a household of the faith.

For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in, and ye have regard for the man wearing the bright clothing, and say to him, Sit thou here well, and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit here below my footstool, then are ye not partial among yourselves, and become judges from evil thoughts?

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor, happy is he.

They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves. Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness [yields] them bread for their sons. They cut their provender in the field, and they glean the vintage of the wicked. read more.
They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold. They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter. There are [men] who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge of the poor, [so that] they go about naked without clothing, and being hungry they carry the sheaves.

has wronged the poor and needy man, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination,

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.

Yet he sets a needy man on high from affliction, and makes [him] families like a flock.

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.

For LORD hears the needy, and does not despise his prisoners.

O deliver not the soul of thy turtle-dove to the wild beast. Forget not the life of thy poor forever.

O let not he who is oppressed return ashamed. Let a poor and needy man praise thy name.

Because of the oppression of the poor, because of the sighing of the needy, now I will arise, says LORD. I will set him in the safety he gasps for.

For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.

Thy congregation dwelt in it. Thou, O God, prepared for the poor from thy goodness.

who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. LORD releases the prisoners.

The rich and the poor meet together. LORD is the maker of them all.

who does not respect the persons of rulers, nor regards the rich more than the poor. For they all are the work of his hands.

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 delivers the afflicted by their affliction, and opens their ear in oppression.

And he said, Naked I came out of my mother's womb, and naked I shall return there. LORD gave, and LORD has taken away, blessed be the name of LORD.

LORD makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.

Now at Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which, being translated, is called Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charities that she did.

And after rising, Peter went with them, whom, after coming, they brought into the upper chamber. And all the widows stood by him weeping, and exhibiting the coats and garments, as many things as Dorcas made being with them.

Therefore snares are round about thee, and sudden fear troubles thee,

Thou have not given water to the weary to drink, and thou have withheld bread from the hungry.

But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and word, and knowledge, and all diligence, and in your love to us, be that ye may also abound in this kindness. I speak not from commandment, but because of the zeal of others, also examining the genuineness of your love.

For I was hungry, and ye did not give me to eat, I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink, I was a stranger, and ye did not take me in, naked, and ye did not clothe me, weak, and in prison, and ye did not come to help me. Then they will also answer, saying, Lord, when did we see thee hungering, or thirsting, or a stranger, or naked, or weak, or in prison, and did not serve thee? read more.
Then he will answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, inasmuch as ye did it not to one of these least, ye did it not to me.

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brothers, within any of thy gates in thy land which LORD thy God gives thee, thou shall not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother,

If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brothers, within any of thy gates in thy land which LORD thy God gives thee, thou shall not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother,

And LORD sent Nathan to David. And he came to him, and said to him, There were two men in one city: the one rich, and the other poor. The rich man had exceedingly many flocks and herds, but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up. And it grew up together with him, and with his sons. It ate of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was t read more.
And there came a traveler to the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd to dress for the wayfaring man who came to him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man who came to him. And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man, and he said to Nathan, As LORD lives, the man who has done this is worthy to die. And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Take thou no interest from him or increase, but fear thy God, that thy brother may live with thee.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows after vanity shall have poverty enough.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. Open thine eyes, [and] thou shall be satisfied with bread.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor, happy is he.

But Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard left of the poor of the people, that had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields at the same time.

The rich man is wise in his own conceit, but a poor man who has understanding searches him out.

He who oppresses a poor man reproaches his maker, but he who has mercy on a needy man honors him.

Do not rob a poor man, because he is poor, nor oppress an afflicted man in the gate.

But do not forget benevolence and fellowship, for God is well pleased with such sacrifices.

And the disciples, as any man prospered, determined, each of them regarding aid, to send to the brothers who dwell in Judea, which also they did, having sent it to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

And if a brother or sister may be unclothed, and may be destitute of daily food, and some man of you would say to them, Go in peace, be ye warmed and fed, but ye would not give them the things necessary for the body, what is the benefit? So also faith, if it has no works, is dead by itself.

And she said, As LORD thy God lives, I do not have a cake, but a handful of meal in the jar, and a little oil in the cruse. And, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and dress it for me and my son that we may eat it,

They were stoned, they were sawed apart, they were tempted, they died in murder by sword. They wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, restricted, tormented

A righteous man takes knowledge of the cause of the poor. A wicked man has no [such] understanding to know.

Thou pierced with his own staves the head of his warriors. They came as a whirlwind to scatter me. Their rejoicing was as to devour the poor man secretly.

as they gather silver and brass and iron and lead and tin into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it. So I will gather you in my anger and in my wrath, and I will lay you there, and melt you.

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

He who mocks a poor man reproaches his maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came to him, and when he saw him, felt compassion. And having come, he wrapped up his wounds, pouring on olive oil and wine. And having set him on his own beast, he brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the morrow when departing, after taking out two denarii, he gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him, and whatever thou might spend more, I will repay thee at my return.

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.

But now I am going to Jerusalem serving the sanctified.

Because I delivered the poor who cried, also the fatherless who had none to help him. The blessing of him who was ready to perish came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me. My justice was as a robe and a diadem. read more.
I was eyes to the blind, and I was feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy, and I searched out the case of him whom I did not know.

The meek also shall increase their joy in LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

He has regarded the prayer of the destitute, and has not despised their prayer.

I know that LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted man, and justice for the needy.

And Jesus says to him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky, nests, but the Son of man has nowhere he may lay his head.

Judge the poor man and the orphan. Do justice to the afflicted and destitute man. Rescue the poor and needy man. Deliver from the hand of the wicked man.

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.

But whoever has the world's living, and sees his brother having need, and closes his bowels from him, how does the love of God abide in him?

And Elisha said to her, What shall I do for thee? Tell me, what have thou in the house? And she said, Thy handmaid has not anything in the house except a pot of oil.

And he said to him, Oh, LORD, with what shall I save Israel? Behold, my family is the poorest in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

What do ye mean that ye crush my people, and grind the face of the poor? says the Lord, LORD of hosts.

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.

Be careful not to do your charity before men in order to be seen by them, otherwise ye have no reward from your Father in the heavens.

Thou shall not distort the justice [due] to thy poor in his case.

For he will deliver a needy man when he cries, and a poor man, who has no helper.

Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor because LORD is his refuge.

In the pride of the wicked man the poor man is hotly pursued. Let them be taken in the devices that they have conceived.

saying, When will the new moon be gone, that we may sell grain? And the Sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small, and the shekel great, and dealing falsely with balances of deceit, that we may buy the poor for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor because LORD is his refuge.

For a needy man shall not always be forgotten, nor the expectation of the poor perish forever.

Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?

And at mealtime Boaz said to her, Come here, and eat of the bread, and dip thy morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers, and they passed her parched grain, and she ate, and was satisfied, and left of it.

Now he said this, not because it was a concern to him about the poor, but because he was a thief, and he had the purse and removed things that were put in.

Inasmuch therefore as ye trample upon the poor, and take exactions of wheat from him. Ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them. Ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink the wine thereof.

And having answered, he says to them, He who has two coats, let him share with him not having, and he who has food, let him do likewise.

Now let the lowly brother boast in his exaltation,

Listen, my beloved brothers, did not God choose the poor of the world, rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom, which he promised to those who love him?

who does not respect the persons of rulers, nor regards the rich more than the poor. For they all are the work of his hands.

Behold the wage of the workmen who reaped your fields. The man who was defrauded by you cries out. And the outcries of those who reaped have entered into the ears of Lord of hosts.

The Spirit of Lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach good-news to the poor. He has sent me to heal the broken hearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to sent forth in deliv

But Peter said, No silver and gold exists to me, but what I have, this I give thee. In the name of Jesus Christ the Nazarene, rise up and walk.

And Ruth the Moabitess said to Naomi, Let me now go to the field, and glean among the ears of grain after him in whose sight I shall find favor. And she said to her, Go, my daughter.

But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

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.

Thus says LORD: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment of it, because they have sold a righteous man for silver, and a needy man for a pair of shoes--

So a poor man has hope, and iniquity stops her mouth.

Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor because LORD is his refuge.

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 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.

But if his means is not sufficient for two turtle-doves, or two young pigeons, then he shall bring his oblation for that by which he has sinned, the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin-offering. He shall put no oil upon And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it as the memorial of it, and burn it on the altar, upon the offerings of LORD made by fire. It is a sin-offering. And the priest shall make atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in any of these things, and he shall be forgiven. And [the remnant] shall be the priest's, as the meal-offering.