5 occurrences

'Needy' in the Bible

Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Israel, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes-

Verse ConceptsCreditCoveting, prohibition ofBribery, Results OfOppression, God's Attitude ToRighteousness, Of BelieversSandalsTradeAbominations, Judgments OfPoor, The Wicked Response ToShoesThree Or FourNorthern Kingdom Of IsraelPrice Set On Individuals

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, that oppress the poor, that crush the needy, that say unto their lords, Bring, and let us drink.

Verse ConceptsCowsThe NeedyLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfOppression, Nature OfSuffering, Nature OfPoor, The Wicked Response ToAlcohol ConsumptionGetting WineWomen Doing WrongNot Helping The Poorwomanhood

Hear this, O ye that would swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail,

Verse ConceptsOppression, Nature OfPoor, Oppression OfRobberyTrampling PeoplePeople EndedNot Helping The Poor

that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the refuse of the wheat?

Verse ConceptsBuying and sellingSandalsTradeShoesPollutionsRubbishNot Helping The PoorPrice Set On Individuals

Bible Theasaurus

Destitute (60 instances)
Impoverished (17 instances)
Indigent (2 instances)
Poverty-Stricken (2 instances)

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