Bible Verses about
Poverty
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, And plead the cause of the poor and needy.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him , And saved him out of all his troubles.
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;
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.
Defend the poor and fatherless: Do justice to the afflicted and needy.
The desire of a man is his kindness: And a poor man is better than a liar.
as sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing all things.
Remove far from me vanity and lies: Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with food convenient for me:
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.
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,
I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.
In all labour there is profit: But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
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.
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.
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, and lifteth up.
The rich ruleth over the poor, And the borrower is servant to the lender.