136 occurrences

'Poor' in the Bible

Lo, seven other cows came up after them, poor and very ugly and gaunt, such as I had never seen for ugliness in all the land of Egypt;

“If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest.

nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his dispute.

The rich shall not pay more and the poor shall not pay less than the half shekel, when you give the contribution to the Lord to make atonement for yourselves.

“But if he is poor and his means are insufficient, then he is to take one male lamb for a guilt offering as a wave offering to make atonement for him, and one-tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with oil for a grain offering, and a log of oil,

‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell part of his property, then his nearest kinsman is to come and buy back what his relative has sold.

‘Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.

‘If a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to you that he sells himself to you, you shall not subject him to a slave’s service.

‘Now if the means of a stranger or of a sojourner with you becomes sufficient, and a countryman of yours becomes so poor with regard to him as to sell himself to a stranger who is sojourning with you, or to the descendants of a stranger’s family,

However, there will be no poor among you, since the Lord will surely bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess,

“If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother;

Beware that there is no base thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,’ and your eye is hostile toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he may cry to the Lord against you, and it will be a sin in you.

For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’

If he is a poor man, you shall not sleep with his pledge.

“You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is one of your countrymen or one of your aliens who is in your land in your towns.

You shall give him his wages on his day before the sun sets, for he is poor and sets his heart on it; so that he will not cry against you to the Lord and it become sin in you.

Then he said, “May you be blessed of the Lord, my daughter. You have shown your last kindness to be better than the first by not going after young men, whether poor or rich.

“He raises the poor from the dust,He lifts the needy from the ash heapTo make them sit with nobles,And inherit a seat of honor;For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,And He set the world on them.

So Saul’s servants spoke these words to David. But David said, “Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?”

Then the Lord sent Nathan to David. And he came to him and said,“There were two men in one city, the one rich and the other poor.

“But the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lambWhich he bought and nourished;And it grew up together with him and his children.It would eat of his bread and drink of his cup and lie in his bosom,And was like a daughter to him.

“Now a traveler came to the rich man,And he was unwilling to take from his own flock or his own herd,To prepare for the wayfarer who had come to him;Rather he took the poor man’s ewe lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”

because on those days the Jews rid themselves of their enemies, and it was a month which was turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and rejoicing and sending portions of food to one another and gifts to the poor.

“But He saves from the sword of their mouth,And the poor from the hand of the mighty.

“His sons favor the poor,And his hands give back his wealth.

“They push the needy aside from the road;The poor of the land are made to hide themselves altogether.

“They cause the poor to go about naked without clothing,And they take away the sheaves from the hungry.

“The murderer arises at dawn;He kills the poor and the needy,And at night he is as a thief.

So that they caused the cry of the poor to come to Him,And that He might hear the cry of the afflicted—

There is one who pretends to be rich, but has nothing;Another pretends to be poor, but has great wealth.

The ransom of a man’s life is his wealth,But the poor hears no rebuke.

Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor,But it is swept away by injustice.

What is desirable in a man is his kindness,And it is better to be a poor man than a liar.

A poor man who oppresses the lowlyIs like a driving rain which leaves no food.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

For he has come out of prison to become king, even though he was born poor in his kingdom.

If you see oppression of the poor and denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be shocked at the sight; for one official watches over another official, and there are higher officials over them.

For what advantage does the wise man have over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have, knowing how to walk before the living?

But there was found in it a poor wise man and he delivered the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

So I said, “Wisdom is better than strength.” But the wisdom of the poor man is despised and his words are not heeded.

The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people,“It is you who have devoured the vineyard;The plunder of the poor is in your houses.

“What do you mean by crushing My peopleAnd grinding the face of the poor?”Declares the Lord God of hosts.

So as to deprive the needy of justiceAnd rob the poor of My people of their rights,So that widows may be their spoilAnd that they may plunder the orphans.

But with righteousness He will judge the poor,And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.

“Also on your skirts is foundThe lifeblood of the innocent poor;You did not find them breaking in.But in spite of all these things,

Then I said, “They are only the poor,They are foolish;For they do not know the way of the LordOr the ordinance of their God.

‘They are fat, they are sleek,They also excel in deeds of wickedness;They do not plead the cause,The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper;And they do not defend the rights of the poor.

oppresses the poor and needy, commits robbery, does not restore a pledge, but lifts up his eyes to the idols and commits abomination,

he keeps his hand from the poor, does not take interest or increase, but executes My ordinances, and walks in My statutes; he will not die for his father’s iniquity, he will surely live.

Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor, in case there may be a prolonging of your prosperity.’

Hear this word, you cows of Bashan who are on the mountain of Samaria,Who oppress the poor, who crush the needy,Who say to your husbands, “Bring now, that we may drink!”

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
δαιμονίζομαι 
Daimonizomai 
possessed with devils , possessed with the devil , of the devils , vexed with a devil , possessed with a devil , have a devil
Usage: 13

H34
אביון 
'ebyown 
Usage: 61

מסכּן 
Micken 
Usage: 4

נגר 
Nagar 
Usage: 10

נזל 
Nazal 
Usage: 16

נסך 
Nacak 
pour out , pour , cover , offer , melteth , molten , set , set up
Usage: 25

ערה 
`arah 
Usage: 15

רוּשׁ 
Ruwsh 
Usage: 24

רמּן רמּון 
Rimmown 
Usage: 32

שׁפך 
Shaphak 
pour out , shed , pour , cast , gush out ,
Usage: 115

ἐξουσιάζω 
Exousiazo 
Usage: 3

πτωχός 
Ptochos 
Usage: 16

H19
אבחה 
'ibchah 
Usage: 1

H80
אבק 
'abaq 
Usage: 6

H81
אבקה 
'abaqah 
Usage: 1

H98
אגם 
'agam 
Usage: 10

H99
אגם 
'agem 
Usage: 0

אוה 
'avah 
Usage: 1

אלם אוּלם 
'uwlam 
Usage: 34

אחז 
'achaz 
Usage: 66

אחזּה 
'achuzzah 
Usage: 66

אחרית 
'achariyth 
Usage: 61

איל 
'ayil 
Usage: 100

אל 
'el 
Usage: 114

אמּה 
'ammah 
Usage: 245

אמון 
'amown 
Usage: 1

אמנה 
'amanah 
Usage: 2

אסוּך 
'acuwk 
pot
Usage: 1

בּוּס 
Buwc 
Usage: 12

בּרכה 
B@rakah 
Usage: 69

בּרכה 
B@rekah 
Usage: 17

בּרר 
Barar 
Usage: 17

גּאון 
Ga'own 
Usage: 49

גּאל 
Ga'al 
Usage: 11

גּבוּרה 
G@buwrah 
Usage: 61

גּביע 
G@biya` 
bowl , cup , pot
Usage: 14

גּזז 
Gazaz 
Usage: 15

גּזרה 
Gizrah 
Usage: 8

גּלגּלת 
Gulgoleth 
Usage: 12

גּלּה 
Gullah 
Usage: 15

גּלח 
Galach 
Usage: 23

דּוּד 
Duwd 
Usage: 7

דּל 
Dal 
Usage: 48

דּלּה 
Dallah 
Usage: 7

דּלף 
Dalaph 
Usage: 3

דּקק 
Daqaq 
Usage: 13

זקק 
Zaqaq 
Usage: 7

זרעה זרועה זרע זרוע 
Z@rowa` 
Usage: 91

חבל חבל 
Chebel 
Usage: 62

חטב 
Chatab 
Usage: 9

חל חיל 
Cheyl 
Usage: 8

חיל 
Chayil 
Usage: 243

חיל 
Chayil (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

חלכה חלכא 
Chel@ka' 
Usage: 3

חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 142

חלק 
Chalaq 
Usage: 65

חלק 
Cheleq 
Usage: 67

חלק 
Chalaq (Aramaic) 
Usage: 4

חלקה 
Chelqah 
Usage: 29

חמא חמה 
Chemah 
Usage: 124

חנף 
Chaneph 
Usage: 11

חסן 
Chacan (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

חסן 
Checen (Aramaic) 
Usage: 2

חסר 
Checer 
Usage: 2

חק 
Choq 
Usage: 127

חקה 
Chaqah 
Usage: 4

חקק 
Chaqaq 
Usage: 19

חרשׂ 
Cheres 
Usage: 17

טמא 
Tame' 
Usage: 162

טמא 
Tame' 
Usage: 88

יד 
Yad 
hand , by , consecrate , him , power , them , places , tenons , thee , coast , side ,
Usage: 1612

יד 
Yad (Aramaic) 
Usage: 17

יסך 
Yacak 
Usage: 1

יצק 
Yatsaq 
Usage: 53

יצר 
Yatsar 
Usage: 62

ירשׁ ירשׁ 
Yarash 
Usage: 231

ירשׁה 
Y@reshah 
Usage: 2

ירשּׁה 
Y@rushah 
Usage: 14

כּוח כּח 
Koach 
Usage: 126

כּיר 
Kiyr 
Usage: 1

כּסם 
Kacam 
Usage: 2

לבנה 
Libneh 
Usage: 2

מוּך 
Muwk 
Usage: 5

מורשׁ 
Mowrash 
Usage: 3

מורשׁה 
Mowrashah 
Usage: 9

מזזה מזוּזה 
M@zuwzah 
Usage: 19

מחלקת 
Machaloqeth 
Usage: 42

מחסר מחסור 
Machcowr 
Usage: 13

ממשׁלה 
memshalah 
Usage: 16

מנה 
maneh 
Usage: 5

מנה 
manah 
Usage: 11

מנת 
M@nath 
Usage: 8

מסדּרון 
Micd@rown 
Usage: 1

מצרף 
Mitsreph 
Usage: 2

מּקוא מקוה מקוהo 
Miqveh 
Usage: 12

מקנה 
Miqneh 
Usage: 76

מקנה 
Miqnah 
Usage: 15

מרקחה 
merqachah 
Usage: 2

משׁל 
Mashal 
Usage: 81

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