34 Bible Verses about The poor

He who has pity upon the poor lends to Jehovah, and He will reward his dealing to him.

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, because Jehovah is his refuge.

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

My brothers, do not have the faith of our Lord Christ, the Lord of glory, with respecter of faces. For if there comes a gold-fingered man in fancy clothing into your assembly, and if there also comes in a poor man in shabby clothing, and if you have respect to him who has the fancy clothing and say to him, You sit here in a good place, and say to the poor, You stand there, or sit here under my footstool;

"The Spirit of the Lord is on Me; because of this He has anointed Me to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and new sight to the blind, to set at liberty those having been crushed,

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

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; nor press down the afflicted in the gate; for Jehovah will plead their cause, and strip the soul of those who plunder them.

He who crushes the poor to multiply for himself, and he who gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.

You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his cause.

And it happened that the beggar died and was carried by the angels into Abraham's bosom. The rich one also died and was buried.

He raises up the poor out of the dust; He lifts up the needy from the dunghill to set them among princes; yea, He causes them to inherit a throne of honor; for to Jehovah are the pillars of the earth; and He sets the habitable world on them.

You have seen it; for You behold mischief and vexation, to repay it with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the Helper of the fatherless.

If you see the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, do not marvel at the matter. For He who is higher than the highest watches; and there are some higher than they.

He will not keep alive one who is wicked, but gives right to the afflicted.

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

But with righteousness He shall judge the poor, and shall decide with uprightness 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 He shall slay the wicked.

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, because Jehovah is his refuge.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, I will now arise, says Jehovah. I will set in safety, he pants for it.

Your flock has dwelt in it; You, O God, have prepared in Your goodness for the poor.

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

But you dishonored the poor one. Do not rich men oppress you and draw you before the judgment seats?

The poor is hated even by his own neighbor, but the rich has many friends.

All the brothers of the poor man hate him; how much more do his friends go far from him? He pursues them with words, yet they are lacking.

A king who truly judges the weak, his throne shall be established forever.

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

Whoever 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 this not to know Me? says Jehovah.

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

I have shown you all things, that working in this way we ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He Himself 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 to him, because for this thing Jehovah your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand to.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he who acts wisely toward the poor; Jehovah will deliver him in time of trouble.

But you shall open your hand wide to him, and shall surely lend him enough for his need, 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 inside your gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied, so that Jehovah 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 to your brother, to your poor, and to your needy, in your land.

For if the eagerness is present, it is acceptable according to what one has, and not according to what one does not have.

that in much testing of trouble, the overflowing of their joy, and the depth of their poverty, abounded to the riches of their generosity.

And a certain poor widow came, and she threw in two lepta, which is a kodrantes. And He called His disciples and said to them, Truly I say to you that this poor widow has cast in more than all those who have cast into the treasury. For all cast in from their abundance. But she, out of her poverty, has cast in all that she had, all her livelihood.

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

I will also leave in your midst a poor and weak people, and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah.

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

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

I will also leave in your midst a poor and weak people, and they shall trust in the name of Jehovah.

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

He has scattered abroad; he has given to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn shall be lifted up with honor.

As it is written, "He scattered; he has given to the poor; his righteousness remains forever."

The righteous knows the plea of the poor; the wicked cares not to know it.

The people of the land have used oppression and practiced robbery, and they have troubled the poor and needy. Yea, they have oppressed the stranger without right.

He who crushes the poor to multiply for himself, and he who gives to the rich, only to come to poverty.

Therefore I have poured out My fury on them. I have burned them up with the fire of My wrath. I have given their way on their heads, says the Lord Jehovah.

So says Jehovah, Do judgment and righteousness, and deliver him who is robbed out of the oppressors's hand. And do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, or the widow, nor 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 this not to know Me? says Jehovah.

For if the eagerness is present, it is acceptable according to what one has, and not according to what one does not have.

Each one, as he purposes in his heart, let him give; not of grief, or of necessity, for God loves a cheerful giver.

Each one, as he purposes in his heart, let him give; not of grief, 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 to him, because for this thing Jehovah your God shall bless you in all your works, and in all that you put your hand to.

For it has pleased those of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints in Jerusalem.

And, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given among the churches of Macedonia; that in much testing of trouble, the overflowing of their joy, and the depth of their poverty, abounded to the riches of their generosity. For I testify that according to their ability, and beyond their ability; they gave willingly; read more.
with much beseeching, begging us that they might receive of us the grace and the fellowship of the ministry to the saints. And not as we hoped, but first they gave themselves to the Lord, and to us through the will of God,

You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, of your brothers, or of your strangers that are in your land within your gates.

And do not crush the widow or the orphan, the alien or the poor. And do not devise evil in your heart, of a man against his brother.

You shall not rule over him with rigor, but shall fear your God.

And if your brother who lives beside you has become poor, and is sold to you, you shall not compel him to serve as a bond-servant.

But the seventh year you shall let it rest and let it alone, so that the poor of your people may eat. And what they leave, the animals of the field shall eat. In the same way 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 corner of your field. And you shall not gather the gleaning of your harvest. And you shall not glean your vineyard. And you shall not gather the leavings of your vineyard. You shall leave them for the poor and the stranger. I am Jehovah your God.

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

For he pressed down and forsook the poor; he stole a house, but he had not built it.

Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden fear troubles you;

And a certain poor widow came, and she threw in two lepta, which is a kodrantes.

For the ministry of this service not only supplies the things lacking of the saints, but also multiplying through many thanksgivings to God,

And if your brother has become poor, and his hand has failed with you, then you shall help him; yes, even if he is a stranger or a tenant, so that he may live with you.

Jesus said to him, If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you shall have treasure in Heaven. And come, follow Me.

But when you make a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind, and you shall be blessed, for they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

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

has loaned on usury; 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 on him.

Jehovah stands up to plead His case, and stands up to judge the people. Jehovah will enter into judgment with the elders of His people, and their kings; for you have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. What do you mean? You crush My people and grind the faces of the poor? says the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts.

distributing to the needs of the saints, pursuing hospitality.

So then as we have time, let us work good toward all, especially toward those of the household of faith.

For if there comes a gold-fingered man in fancy clothing into your assembly, and if there also comes in a poor man in shabby clothing, and if you have respect to him who has the fancy clothing and say to him, You sit here in a good place, and say to the poor, You stand there, or sit here under my footstool; Did you not make a difference among yourselves and became judges with evil thoughts?

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

They turn the needy out of the way; the poor of the earth hide themselves together. Behold, like wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work, rising early for a prey. The wilderness yields food for them and for their children. They reap his fodder in the field; and they gather the grapes of the wicked. read more.
They lodge the naked without clothing, and give no covering in the cold. They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for lack of 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 ill-treated the poor and needy; thieving, he stole; has not given back 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 set them among princes; yea, He causes them to inherit a throne of honor; for to Jehovah are the pillars of the earth; and He sets the habitable world on them.

But He raises up the poor from affliction and sets families like a flock.

The poor and needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue fails for thirst, I Jehovah will hear them, I the God of Israel will not leave them.

For Jehovah hears the needy, and does not despise His prisoners.

Do not deliver the soul of Your turtle dove to the multitude; forget not the congregation of Your poor forever.

Oh let not the ill-treated ones return ashamed; let the poor and needy praise Your name.

For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, I will now arise, says Jehovah. I will set in safety, he pants for it.

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

Your flock has dwelt in it; You, O God, have prepared in Your goodness for the poor.

who carries out judgment for the mistreated; who gives food to the hungry. Jehovah lets the prisoners loose;

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

How much less to Him who does not lift up the face of rulers, nor regard the rich before the poor? For all of them are the work of His hands.

All my bones shall say, O Jehovah, who is like You, who delivers the poor from those stronger than he; yea, the poor and the needy from him who plunders him?

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

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

Jehovah takes away, and He gives riches; He brings low; yea, He lifts up high.

And in Joppa was a certain disciple named Tabitha (which translated is called Dorcas). She was full of good works and kind deeds which she did.

And rising up, Peter went with them. When he had come, they brought him into the upper room. And all the widows stood beside him, weeping and showing the coats and garments which Dorcas made while she was with them.

Therefore snares are all around you, and sudden fear troubles you;

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

But even as you abound in everything, in faith, and in word, and in knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love to us; you should abound in this grace also. I do not speak according to command, but through the eagerness of others, and testing the trueness 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 did not take Me in; I was naked, and you did not clothe Me; I was sick, and in prison, and you did not visit me. Then they will also answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister to You? read more.
Then He shall answer them, saying, Truly I say to you, Inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.

If there is among you a poor man of one of your brothers inside any of your gates in your land which Jehovah your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother.

If there is among you a poor man of one of your brothers inside any of your gates in your land which Jehovah your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother.

And Jehovah sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said to him, There were two men in one city, one rich and one poor. The rich one had exceeding many flocks and herds, but the poor one 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 food and drank from his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was to him like a daughter. 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 traveler that had come to him. But he took the poor man's lamb and dressed it for the man who had come to him. And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man. And he said to Nathan, As the Lord lives, the man who has done this shall surely die. And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.

You shall take no interest from him, or increase. But you shall fear your God, so that your brother may live with you.

He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he pursuing vanities shall have poverty enough.

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

for the drunkard and the glutton lose all, and sleepiness shall clothe a man with rags.

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

But Nebuzaradan, the chief of the executioners, left some of the poor people, who had nothing, in the land of Judah, and gave them vineyards and fields on that day.

The rich man is wise in his own eyes; but the poor who has understanding searches him out.

He who presses the poor curses his Maker, but he who honors Him has mercy upon the poor.

Do not rob the poor, because he is poor; nor press down the afflicted in the gate;

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

And the disciples, as any were prospered, determined each of them to send for ministry to those brothers who lived in Judea, which they also did, sending to the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.

If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and if one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warmed and filled, but you do not give them those things which are needful to the body, what good is it? Even so, if it does not have works, faith is dead, being by itself.

And she said, As Jehovah your God lives, I do not have a cake, but only a handful of meal in a pitcher and a little oil in a jar. And behold, I am gathering two sticks, so that I may go in and dress it for me and my son, so that we may eat it and die.

They were stoned, they were sawed in two, were tempted, were slain with the sword. They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented.

The righteous knows the plea of the poor; the wicked cares not to know it.

You pierced the head of his warriors with his shafts; they storm out to scatter me; their rejoicing is to devour the meek in a secret place.

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

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

Whoever scorns the poor reviles his Maker; he who is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

But a certain traveling Samaritan came upon him, and seeing him, he was filled with pity. And coming near, he bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine, and set him on his own animal and brought him to an inn, and took care of him. And going on the next day, he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper, and said to him, Take care of him. And whatever more you spend, when I come again I will repay you.

The poor and needy seek water, and there is none; their tongue fails for thirst, I Jehovah will hear them, I the God of Israel will not leave them.

But now I am going to Jerusalem to minister to the saints.

For I delivered the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to help him. The blessing of the perishing came on me; and I caused the widow's heart to sing. I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my judgment was like a robe and a diadem. read more.
I was eyes to the blind and feet to the lame. I was a father to the poor; and the cause which I did not know, I searched out.

And the meek shall increase joy in Jehovah, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

He will turn to the prayer of the forsaken and not despise their prayer.

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

And Jesus said to 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; save them out of the hand of the wicked.

For You are a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the fearful ones is like a storm against the wall.

But whoever has this world's goods and sees his brother having need, and shuts up his bowels from him, how does the love of God dwell in him?

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

And he said to him, O, my Lord, with what 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? You crush My people and grind the faces of the poor? says the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts.

You have seen it; for You behold mischief and vexation, to repay it with Your hand. The poor commits himself to You; You are the Helper of the fatherless.

Take heed that you do not do your merciful deeds before men, to be seen by them. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in Heaven.

You shall not pervert the judgment of your poor in his cause.

For He shall deliver the needy when he cries; and the poor with no helper.

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, because Jehovah is his refuge.

The wicked in his pride persecutes the poor; let them be taken in the plans that they have imagined.

saying, When will the new moon be gone so that we may sell grain? And the sabbath, that we may set forth wheat, making the ephah small and the shekel great, and perverting the balances by deceit; that we may buy the poor for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals; and sell the chaff of the wheat?

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, because Jehovah is his refuge.

For the needy shall not always be forgotten; the hope of the poor shall not perish forever.

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He has promised to those who love Him?

And Boaz said to her, At mealtime come here and eat of the bread and dip your bit in the vinegar. And she sat beside the reapers. And he handed her roasted grain, and she ate and was satisfied, and left.

He said this, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief and held the moneybag and carried the things put in.

So, because of your trampling on the poor, and you take tribute of grain from him; you have built houses of carved stone, but you shall not dwell in them; you have planted desirable vineyards, but you shall not drink wine from them.

He answered and said to them, He who has two coats, let him give to him who has none. And he who has food, let him do likewise.

But let the humble brother rejoice in his exaltation;

Listen, my beloved brothers, has not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He has promised to those who love Him?

How much less to Him who does not lift up the face of rulers, nor regard the rich before the poor? For all of them are the work of His hands.

Behold, the hire of the laborers reaping your fields cry out, being kept back by you. And the cries of those who have reaped have entered into the ears of the Lord of hosts.

"The Spirit of the Lord is on Me; because of this He has anointed Me to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. He has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim deliverance to the captives, and new sight to the blind, to set at liberty those having been crushed,

But Peter said, Silver and gold have I none, but what I have I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, rise up and walk!

And Ruth of Moab said to 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 to 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, cows of Bashan who are in the mountain of Samaria; who press down the poor, who crush the needy, who say to their masters, Bring in, that we may drink.

So says Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea for four, I will not turn away from it; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of sandals;

And there is hope for the weak, and injustice shuts her mouth.

You have shamed the counsel of the poor, because Jehovah is his refuge.

For He shall deliver the needy when he cries; and the poor with no helper. He shall have pity on the poor and needy and shall save the souls of the needy. He shall redeem their soul from deceit and violence; and their blood shall be precious in His sight.

A king who truly judges the weak, his throne shall be established forever.

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

Whoever 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 this not to know Me? says Jehovah.

But if he is not able to bring two turtle-doves, 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 on it, neither shall he put frankincense on it. For it is a sin offering. And he shall bring it to the priest, and the priest shall take his full handful of it, a memorial of it, and burn it on the altar, on the fire offering to Jehovah. It is a sin offering. And the priest shall make an atonement for him for his sin that he has sinned in one of these, and it shall be forgiven him. And the rest shall be the priest's, as a food offering.