'Poor' in the Bible

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

The ransom of a person's life is his wealth, but the poor person hears no threat.

There is abundant food in the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

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

The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is perverse in his speech and is a fool.

It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

All the relatives of a poor person hate him; how much more do his friends avoid him -- he pursues them with words, but they do not respond.

The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the Lord, and the Lord will repay him for his good deed.

What is desirable for a person is to show loyal love, and a poor person is better than a liar.

The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

A generous person will be blessed, for he gives some of his food to the poor.

The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich -- both end up only in poverty.

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

A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

A rich person is wise in his own eyes, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

Like a roaring lion or a roving bear, so is a wicked ruler over a poor people.

The one who gives to the poor will not lack, but whoever shuts his eyes to them will receive many curses.

The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

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

If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

lest I become satisfied and act deceptively and say, "Who is the Lord?" Or lest I become poor and steal and demean the name of my God.

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.

lest they drink and forget what is decreed, and remove from all the poor their legal rights.

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.