14 Bible Verses about Those Helping The Poor

She opens and extends her hand to the poor,
And she reaches out her filled hands to the needy.

“I was a father to the needy;
I investigated the case I did not know [and assured justice].

“Did I not weep for one whose life was hard and filled with trouble?
Was not my heart grieved for the needy?

Zaccheus stopped and said to the Lord, “See, Lord, I am [now] giving half of my possessions to the poor, and if I have cheated anyone out of anything, I will give back four times as much.”

And they began selling their property and possessions and were sharing the proceeds with all [the other believers], as anyone had need.

Because I rescued the poor who cried for help,
And the orphan who had no helper.

“The blessing of him who was about to perish came upon me,
And I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

For he will rescue the needy when he cries for help,
The afflicted and abused also, and him who has no helper.

He will have compassion on the poor and needy,
And he will save the lives of the needy.

He will redeem their life from oppression and fraud and violence,
And their blood will be precious in His sight.

He has given freely to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever;
His horn will be exalted in honor.

As it is written and forever remains written,“He [the benevolent and generous person] scattered abroad, he gave to the poor,
His righteousness endures forever!”

The righteous man cares for the rights of the poor,
But the wicked man has no interest in such knowledge.

“The firstborn of the helpless [of Judah] will feed [on My meadows],
And the needy will lie down in safety;
But I will kill your root with famine,
And your survivors will be put to death.

the blind receive [their] sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed [by healing] and the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.

So He replied to them, “Go and tell John about everything you have seen and heard: the blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the good news (gospel) preached to them.

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me (the Messiah),
Because He has anointed Me to preach the good news to the poor.
He has sent Me to announce release (pardon, forgiveness) to the captives,
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set free those who are oppressed (downtrodden, bruised, crushed by tragedy),