Bible Verses about 'Poor'

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• Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  Matthew 5:3 blessing humility kingdom
• The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
  he brings low; he also exalts.
  1 Samuel 2:7 money almighty humility
• The rich rule over the poor,
  and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
  Proverbs 22:7 money debt slavery
• Speak out; judge righteously;
  defend the rights of the poor and needy.
  Proverbs 31:9 righteousness speaking giving
• What is desirable in a person is loyalty,
  and it is better to be poor than a liar.
  Proverbs 19:22 reliability money goodness
• Wealth is a ransom for a person’s life,
  but a poor person pays no attention to a rebuke.
  Proverbs 13:8 money materialism fear
• This poor soul cried and was heard by the Lord
  and was saved from every trouble.
  Psalm 34:6 listening prayer salvation
• As sorrowful yet always rejoicing, as poor yet making many rich, as having nothing and yet possessing everything.
  2 Corinthians 6:10 sadness joy money
• Give justice to the weak and the orphan;
  maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.
  Psalm 82:3 orphans neighbor righteousness
• Jesus said to him, “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 19:21 blameless giving materialism
• Because I delivered the poor who cried
  and the orphan who had no helper.
  The blessing of the wretched came upon me,
  and I caused the widow’s heart to sing for joy.
  Job 29:12-13 widows orphans poverty
• The Spirit of the Lord is upon me,
  because he has anointed me
  to bring good news to the poor.
  He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives
  and recovery of sight to the blind,
  to set free those who are oppressed.
  Luke 4:18 Spirit evangelism freedom
• Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.
  Zechariah 7:9-10 evil righteousness neighbor
• If I give away all my possessions and if I hand over my body so that I may boast but do not have love, I gain nothing.
  1 Corinthians 13:3 love suffering giving
• The spirit of the Lord God is upon me
  because the Lord has anointed me;
  he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
  to bind up the brokenhearted,
  to proclaim liberty to the captives
  and release to the prisoners.
  Isaiah 61:1 Spirit hope redeemer
• In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none, and whoever has food must do likewise.”
  Luke 3:11 materialism giving poverty
• Let the brother or sister of humble means boast in having a high position and the rich in having been humbled, because the rich will disappear like a flower in the field.
  James 1:9-10 pride humility money
• But when you give alms, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your alms may be done in secret, and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
  Matthew 6:3-4 giving reward Father
• So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.
  Matthew 6:2 humility reward giving