34 Bible Verses about The poor

He that has pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge.

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

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in fine apparel, and there come in also a poor man in shabby clothing; And you have respect to him that wears the fine clothing, and say unto him, Sit here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand there, or sit here under my footstool:

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.

He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to poverty.

You shall not pervert the justice of your poor in his dispute.

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 rubbish, 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.

You have seen it: for you behold mischief and spite, to repay it with your hand: the poor commits himself unto you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

If you see the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for the high official is watched by a higher one; and there are yet higher ones over them.

He preserves not the life of the wicked: but gives justice to the poor.

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that sneers at him.

Your congregation has dwelt therein: you, O God, have provided of your goodness for the poor.

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

But you have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judges?

The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich has many friends.

All the brethren of the poor do hate him: how much more do his friends go far from him? he pursues them with words, yet they are nothing to him.

The king that faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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: was not this to know me? says the LORD.

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

I have showed you all things, how that so laboring you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give unto him: because for this thing the LORD your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand unto.

[To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.] Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

But you shall open your hand wide unto him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he lacks.

And the Levite, (because he has no part nor inheritance with you,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, who are within your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hand which you do.

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, you shall open your hand wide unto your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.

For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man has, and not according to what he has not.

How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. And he called unto him his disciples, and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow has cast more in, than all they who have cast into the treasury: For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her poverty did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, you shall open your hand wide unto your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.

I will also leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.

For you have the poor always with you; but me you have not always.

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, you shall open your hand wide unto your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.

I will also leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they shall trust in the name of the LORD.

For you have the poor always with you; but me you have not always.

He has dispersed, he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his strength shall be exalted with honor.

(As it is written, He has dispersed abroad; he has given to the poor: his righteousness remains forever.

The righteous considers the cause of the poor: but the wicked regards not such knowledge.

The people of the land have used oppression, and committed robbery, and have oppressed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.

He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he that gives to the rich, shall surely come to poverty.

Therefore have I poured out my indignation upon them; I have consumed them with the fire of my wrath: their own way have I recompensed upon their heads, says the Lord GOD.

Thus says the LORD; Execute justice and righteousness, and deliver the plundered out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? says the LORD.

For if there be first a willing mind, it is accepted according to what a man has, and not according to what he has not.

Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

Every man according as he purposes in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loves a cheerful giver.

You shall surely give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give unto him: because for this thing the LORD your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand unto.

For it has pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints who are at Jerusalem.

Moreover, brethren, we want you to know of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia; How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality. For to their ability, I bear record, yea, and beyond their ability they were willing of themselves; read more.
Begging us with much entreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints. And this they did, not as we expected, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.

You shall not oppress a hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of your brethren, or of your strangers that are in your land within your gates:

And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the sojourner, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.

You shall not rule over him with harshness; but shall fear your God.

And if your brother that dwells by you becomes poor, and is sold unto you; you shall not compel him to serve as a slave:

But the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie still; that the poor of your people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner you shall deal with your vineyard, and with your oliveyard.

And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. And you shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.

For you have taken a pledge from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

Because he has oppressed and has forsaken the poor; because he has violently taken away a house which he built not;

Therefore snares are round about you, and sudden fear troubles you;

And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.

For the administration of this service not only supplies the need of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;

And if your brother becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you; then you shall help him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with you.

Jesus said unto him, If you will be perfect, go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

But when you give a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: And you shall be blessed; for they cannot recompense you: for you shall be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

He that gives unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hides his eyes shall have many a curse.

Has lent money for 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.

The LORD stands up to plead, and stands to judge the people. The LORD will enter into judgment with the elders of his people, and its princes: For you have eaten up the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses. What do you mean that you beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? says the Lord GOD of hosts.

Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith.

For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in fine apparel, and there come in also a poor man in shabby clothing; And you have respect to him that wears the fine clothing, and say unto him, Sit here in a good place; and say to the poor, Stand there, or sit here under my footstool: Are you not then partial in yourselves, and are become judges of evil thoughts?

He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

They drive the needy off the road: the poor of the earth hide themselves together. Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising early for a prey: the wilderness yields food for them and for their children. They reap every one his grain in the field: and they gather the vineyard of the wicked. read more.
They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that they have no covering in the cold. They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for want of a shelter. They pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a pledge from the poor. They cause him to go naked without clothing, and they take away the sheaves from the hungry;

Has oppressed the poor and needy, has robbed by violence, 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, and lifts up the beggar from the rubbish, 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.

Yet sets he the poor on high from affliction, and makes their families like a flock.

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongues fail for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

For the LORD hears the poor, and despises not his prisoners.

O deliver not the soul of your turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked: forget not the congregation of your poor forever.

O let not the oppressed return ashamed: let the poor and needy praise your name.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, says the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that sneers at him.

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

Your congregation has dwelt therein: you, O God, have provided of your goodness for the poor.

Who executes justice for the oppressed: who gives food to the hungry. The LORD looses the prisoners:

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

How much less to him that regards not the persons of princes, 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 unto you, who delivers the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that plunders him?

He delivers the poor in his affliction, and opens their ears in oppression.

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

The LORD makes poor, and makes rich: he brings low, and lifts up.

Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and almsdeeds which she did.

Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper chamber: and all the widows stood by him weeping, and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made, while she was with them.

Therefore snares are round about you, and sudden fear troubles you;

You have not given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

Therefore, as you abound in everything, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all diligence, and in your love to us, see that you abound in this grace also. I speak not by commandment, but to prove by the earnestness of others, the sincerity of your love.

For I was hungry, and you gave me no food: I was thirsty, and you gave me no drink: I was a stranger, and you took me not in: naked, and you clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and you visited me not. Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we you hungry, or thirsty or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto you? read more.
Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Since you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me.

If there be among you a poor man of one of your brethren within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother:

If there be among you a poor man of one of your brethren within any of your gates in your land which the LORD your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother:

And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, 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 had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own food, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter. read more.
And there came a traveler unto the rich man, and he refused to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to prepare for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and prepared it for the man that was come to him. And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD lives, the man that has done this thing shall surely die: And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

Take you no interest from him, or profit: but fear your God; that your brother may live with you.

He that tills his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that follows after worthless pursuits shall have poverty enough.

Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

He that despises his neighbor sins: but he that has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

But Nebuzar-adan the captain of the guard left some of the poor of the people, who 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 eyes; but the poor that has understanding will find him out.

He that oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker: but he that honors him has mercy on the poor.

Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:

But to do good and to share forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

Then the disciples, every man according to his ability, determined to send relief unto the brethren who dwelt in Judea: Which also they did, and sent it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be warmed and filled; yet you give them not those things which are needful to the body; what does it profit? Even so faith, if it has not works, is dead, being alone.

And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I have not bread, but a handful of meal in a barrel, and a little oil in a jar: and, behold, I am gathering two sticks, that I may go in and prepare it for me and my son, that we may eat it, and die.

They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

The righteous considers the cause of the poor: but the wicked regards not such knowledge.

You did thrust through with his own arrows the head of his villages: they came out as a whirlwind to scatter me: their rejoicing was like devouring the poor secretly.

As they gather silver, and bronze, and iron, and lead, and tin, into the midst of the furnace, to blow the fire upon it, to melt it; so will I gather you in my anger and in my fury, and I will leave you there, and melt you.

Better is the poor that walks in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.

Whosoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he had compassion on him, And went to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And on the next day when he departed, he took out two pence, and gave them to the innkeeper, and said unto him, Take care of him; and whatsoever you spend more, when I come again, I will repay you.

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongues fail for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

But now I go unto Jerusalem to minister unto the saints.

Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him. The blessing of him that 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 turban. read more.
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame. I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.

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

He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.

I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

And Jesus said unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. Deliver the poor and needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.

For you have been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, for the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.

But whoever has this world's goods, and sees his brother have need, and shuts up his heart of compassion from him, how dwells the love of God in him?

And Elisha said unto her, What shall I do for you? tell me, what have you in the house? And she said, Your handmaid has not anything in the house, except a pot of oil.

And he said unto him, Oh my Lord, wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is poor in Manasseh, and I am the least in my father's house.

What do you mean that you beat my people to pieces, and grind the faces of the poor? says the Lord GOD of hosts.

You have seen it: for you behold mischief and spite, to repay it with your hand: the poor commits himself unto you; you are the helper of the fatherless.

Take heed that you give not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise you have no reward of your Father who is in heaven.

You shall not pervert the justice of your poor in his dispute.

For he shall deliver the needy when he cries; the poor also, and him that has no helper.

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge.

The wicked in his pride does persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.

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 falsifying the balances by deceit? That we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; yea, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them that love him?

And Boaz said unto her, At mealtime come here, and eat of the bread, and dip your morsel in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers: and he passed to her parched grain, and she did eat, and was satisfied, and left.

This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bore what was put therein.

Since therefore you tread upon the poor, and you take from him burdens of wheat: you have built houses of hewn stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but you shall not drink wine of them.

He answered and said unto them, He that has two coats, let him impart to him that has none; and he that has food, let him do likewise.

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted:

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to them that love him?

How much less to him that regards not the persons of princes, nor regards the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.

Behold, the hire of the laborers who have reaped down your fields, which is of you kept back by fraud, cries: and the cries of them who have reaped are entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Then Peter said, Silver and gold have I none; but such as I have I give you: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk.

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

But he saves the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.

Hear this word, you 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.

Thus says the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;

So the poor has hope, and injustice shuts her mouth.

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge.

For he shall deliver the needy when he cries; the poor also, and him that has no helper. He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their souls from deceit and violence: and precious shall their blood be in his sight.

The king that faithfully judges the poor, his throne shall be established forever.

Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy.

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: was not this to know me? says the LORD.

But if he is not able to bring two turtledoves, or two young pigeons, then he that sinned shall bring for his offering the tenth part of an ephah of fine flour for a sin offering; he shall put no oil upon it, neither shall he put any frankincense thereon: for it is a sin offering. Then shall he bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his handful of it, even a memorial portion, and burn it on the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the LORD: it is a sin offering. And the priest shall make an atonement for him concerning his sin that he has sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him: and the remnant shall be the priest's, as a grain offering.