5 occurrences

'Poor' in the Bible

And after them seven other cows came out of the Nile, poor-looking and thin; and they were by the side of the other cows.

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsRiver BanksThin BodiesRiver Nile

Then after them came seven other cows, very thin and poor-looking, worse than any I ever saw in the land of Egypt;

Verse ConceptsSeven AnimalsUnique CreaturesBad Items

The seven thin and poor-looking cows who came up after them are seven years; and the seven heads of grain, dry and wasted by the east wind, are seven years when there will be no food.

Verse ConceptsFamine, Characteristics OfSeven AnimalsSeven ThingsOut Of The EastScorchingThin Bodies

Then the memory of his dreams about them came back to Joseph, and he said to them, You have come secretly to see how poor the land is.

Verse ConceptsSpyingPeople RememberingUnguardedvulnerability

And he said to them, No, but you have come to see how poor the land is.

Verse ConceptsUnguardedvulnerability

Bible Theasaurus

Beggarly (2 instances)
Bereaved (27 instances)
Bereft (6 instances)
Cheap (6 instances)
Contemptible (26 instances)
Destitute (60 instances)
Inadequate (2 instances)
Indigent (2 instances)
Meager (3 instances)
Miserable (24 instances)
Pathetic (1 instance)
Pitiable (4 instances)
Pitiful (6 instances)
Wretched (22 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain