'Poverty' in the Bible

and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.

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

One person is generous and yet grows more wealthy, but another withholds more than he should and comes to poverty.

The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.

The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

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.

and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber."

The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

Remove falsehood and lies far from me; do not give me poverty or riches, feed me with my allotted portion of bread,

let them drink and forget their poverty, and remember their misery no more.