Bible Verses about Poverty

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• Jesus replied, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.”
  Matthew 19:21blamelessgivingmaterialism
• I know how to live with little, and I know how to live with plenty. In any and all circumstances, I have learned the secret of being well fed and of going hungry, of having plenty and of being in need.
  Philippians 4:12contentmentfoodlife
• Speak out and pronounce righteous judgments;
  defend the rights of the wretched and the poor.
  Proverbs 31:9righteousnessspeakinggiving
• Diligent labor always yields profit,
  but idle conversation only leads to poverty.
  Proverbs 14:23reliabilityspeakingencouragement
• Grant justice to the weak and the orphan;
  defend the rights of the lowly and the poor.
  Psalm 82:3orphansneighborrighteousness
• As sorrowful, and yet we are always rejoicing; as poor, and yet we make many rich; as having nothing, and yet we possess everything.
  2 Corinthians 6:10sadnessjoymoney
• The Lord makes poor and makes rich,
  he humbles and he also exalts.
  1 Samuel 2:7moneyalmightyhumility
• He said to them in reply, “Anyone who has two coats must share with the person who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise.”
  Luke 3:11materialismgivingneighbor
• Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render fair judgments, and show kindness and compassion to one another. Do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor. Do not plot evil in your heart against one another.
  Zechariah 7:9-10evilrighteousnessneighbor
• The wealthy man lords it over the poor,
  and the borrower becomes the slave of the lender.
  Proverbs 22:7moneydebtslavery
• In my anguish I cried out;
  the Lord heard my plea,
  and I was saved from all my troubles.
  Psalm 34:7listeningprayersalvation
• Who then can separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or the sword?
  Romans 8:35lovesufferingpersecution
• Keep falsehood and lying far from me;
  give me neither poverty nor riches,
  but simply provide me with the food that I need.
  Proverbs 30:8materialismfoodmoney
• A wealthy man pays a ransom to save his life;
  a poor man never has to worry about such threats.
  Proverbs 13:8moneymaterialismfear
• Because I delivered the poor who appealed for help
  and the orphan who had no one to protect him.
  The blessing of the wretched was given to me,
  and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
  Job 29:12-13widowsorphanssinging
• A man’s attraction is his kindness;
  it is far better to be poor than to be a liar.
  Proverbs 19:22reliabilitymoneygoodness
• If I give away everything to feed the poor
  and hand over my body to be burned,
  but do not have love,
  I achieve nothing.
  1 Corinthians 13:3lovesufferinggiving
• The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
  because he has anointed me
  to bring the good news to the poor.
  He has sent me to proclaim release to prisoners
  and recovery of sight to the blind,
  to let the oppressed go free.
  Luke 4:18Spiritevangelismfreedom
• The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me
  because the Lord has anointed me.
  He has sent me to announce good news to the oppressed,
  to strengthen the brokenhearted,
  to proclaim freedom to those held in captivity
  and release to those who have been imprisoned.
  Isaiah 61:1Spirithoperedeemer
• Arise, O Lord! Lift up your hand, O God!
  Do not forget the afflicted.
  Psalm 10:12prayerneighbor