'Needy' in the Bible

"If you lend money to any of my people who are needy among you, do not be like a moneylender to him; do not charge him interest.

There will never cease to be some poor people in the land; therefore, I am commanding you to make sure you open your hand to your fellow Israelites who are needy and poor in your land.

They turn the needy from the pathway, and the poor of the land hide themselves together.

Before daybreak the murderer rises up; he kills the poor and the needy; in the night he is like a thief.

I was a father to the needy, and I investigated the case of the person I did not know;

so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

"Because of the violence done to the oppressed, because of the painful cries of the needy, I will spring into action," says the Lord. "I will provide the safety they so desperately desire."

With all my strength I will say, "O Lord, who can compare to you? You rescue the oppressed from those who try to overpower them; the oppressed and needy from those who try to rob them."

Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

I am oppressed and needy! May the Lord pay attention to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O my God, do not delay!

For the Lord listens to the needy; he does not despise his captive people.

I am oppressed and needy! O God, hurry to me! You are my helper and my deliverer! O Lord, do not delay!

For he will rescue the needy when they cry out for help, and the oppressed who have no defender.

He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

Rescue the poor and needy! Deliver them from the power of the wicked!

A prayer of David. Listen O Lord! Answer me! For I am oppressed and needy.

Yet he protected the needy from oppression, and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.

because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

He generously gives to the needy; his integrity endures. He will be vindicated and honored.

He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.

Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest gathers it for someone who is gracious to the needy.

There is a generation whose teeth are like swords and whose molars are like knives to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among the human race.

Open your mouth, judge in righteousness, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

She extends her hand to the poor, and reaches out her hand to the needy.

The poor will graze in my pastures; the needy will rest securely. But I will kill your root by famine; it will put to death all your survivors.

For you are a protector for the poor, a protector for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the rainstorm, a shade from the heat. Though the breath of tyrants is like a winter rainstorm,

A deceiver's methods are evil; he dreams up evil plans to ruin the poor with lies, even when the needy are in the right.

He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.' The Lord says, 'That is a good example of what it means to know me.'

"'See here -- this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters had majesty, abundance of food, and enjoyed carefree ease, but they did not help the poor and needy.

oppresses the poor and the needy, commits robbery, does not give back what was given in pledge, prays to idols, performs abominable acts,

The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery. They have wronged the poor and needy; they have oppressed the foreigner who lives among them and denied them justice.

This is what the Lord says: "Because Israel has committed three covenant transgressions -- make that four! -- I will not revoke my decree of judgment. They sold the innocent for silver, the needy for a pair of sandals.

Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands, "Bring us more to drink!"

Certainly I am aware of your many rebellious acts and your numerous sins. You torment the innocent, you take bribes, and you deny justice to the needy at the city gate.

Listen to this, you who trample the needy, and do away with the destitute in the land.

We're eager to trade silver for the poor, a pair of sandals for the needy! We want to mix in some chaff with the grain!"

For there was no one needy among them, because those who were owners of land or houses were selling them and bringing the proceeds from the sales