12 Bible Verses About Poverty
12 Bible verses about Poverty to read, reflect on, and commit to memory.
Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the LORD, and he will pay them back for what they have done.
Whoever oppresses the poor insults the One who made them, but kindness to the needy honors him.
Rich and poor alike share one thing: the LORD is the maker of them all.
The LORD makes some poor and others rich; he humbles, and he also exalts.
I know that the LORD will take up the case of the oppressed and see that the needy get justice.
Keep falsehood and lies far away from me; give me neither poverty nor wealth, but feed me with the bread I need each day, so that I do not have too much and disown you, asking, “Who is the LORD?” or have too little and steal, and so bring disgrace on my God’s name.
The fields of the poor may produce plenty of food, but injustice sweeps it away.
Whoever mocks the poor insults the One who made them; whoever gloats over disaster will not escape punishment.
Her hand is open to the poor; she reaches out to help the needy.
Then, with his eyes on his disciples, he said, “Blessed are you poor, for the kingdom of God is yours.
Whoever stops their ears to the cry of the poor will also call out one day and get no answer.
There are people whose teeth are swords and whose jaws are set with knives, to devour the afflicted off the earth and the needy from the human race.