5 occurrences

'Needy' in the Bible

Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; 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

Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, "Bring us drinks!"

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

Hear this, you who desire to 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 sweepings with 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)