Bible Verses about 'Helping the poor'
- Blessed are the poor in spirit:
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. - The rich ruleth over the poor,
and the borrower is servant to the lender. - Open thy mouth, judge righteously,
and plead the cause of the poor and needy. - The ransom of a man's life are his riches:
but the poor heareth not rebuke. - Defend the poor and fatherless:
do justice to the afflicted and needy. - The Lord maketh poor, and maketh rich:
he bringeth low, and lifteth up. - The desire of a man is his kindness:
and a poor man is better than a liar. - This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him,
and saved him out of all his troubles. - Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.
- And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
- Because I delivered the poor that cried,
and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me:
and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy. - As sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
- The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised.
- Thus speaketh the Lord of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother: And oppress not the widow, nor the fatherless, the stranger, nor the poor; and let none of you imagine evil against his brother in your heart.
- The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me;
because the Lord hath anointed me
to preach good tidings unto the meek;
he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and the opening of the prison to them that are bound. - A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth:
he will guide his affairs with discretion. - He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
- Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth. - I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills,
from whence cometh my help.
My help cometh from the Lord,
which made heaven and earth. - Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is exalted: But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
- Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
- God is our refuge and strength,
a very present help in trouble. - And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
- For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
- The law of the Lord is perfect,
converting the soul:
the testimony of the Lord is sure,
making wise the simple. - For I the Lord thy God
will hold thy right hand,
saying unto thee, Fear not;
I will help thee. - Behold, God is mine helper:
the Lord is with them that uphold my soul. - But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
- The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind:
the Lord raiseth them that are bowed down:
the Lord loveth the righteous. - The statutes of the Lord are right,
rejoicing the heart:
the commandment of the Lord is pure,
enlightening the eyes. - Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
- The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding. - The memory of the just is blessed:
but the name of the wicked shall rot. - In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
- And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
- The Lord preserveth the strangers;
he relieveth the fatherless and widow:
but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down. - By the word of the Lord were the heavens made;
and all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. - Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
- The hope of the righteous shall be gladness:
but the expectation of the wicked shall perish. - Help us, O God of our salvation,
for the glory of thy name:
and deliver us, and purge away our sins,
for thy name's sake. - And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
- The tongue of the just is as choice silver:
the heart of the wicked is little worth. - Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
- Blessings are upon the head of the just:
but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. - The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.
- I had fainted, unless I had believed
to see the goodness of the Lord
in the land of the living. - The vine is dried up,
and the fig tree languisheth;
the pomegranate tree,
the palm tree also,
and the apple tree,
even all the trees of the field, are withered:
because joy is withered away
from the sons of men. - Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
- The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.Next verse!With image 
