Bible Verses About Justice, Mercy & the Poor
The God of the Bible loves justice and defends the poor, the orphan, and the widow. He calls his people to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with him. These verses stir compassion and action toward the vulnerable.
He has told you, mortal, what is good. And what does the LORD ask of you except to do justice, to love loyalty, and to walk humbly with your God?
Whoever is kind to the poor is lending to the LORD, and he will pay them back for what they have done.
To God the Father, religion that is pure and untainted looks like this: going to the help of orphans and widows in their trouble, and keeping yourself unstained by the world.
The outsider living among you is to count as one of your own native-born. You are to love them as yourself, since you yourselves were outsiders in the land of Egypt. I am the LORD your God.
Learn to do good. Go after justice. Set the oppressor straight. Give the fatherless child a fair hearing; stand up for the widow in court.
Judge fairly for the weak and for orphans; declare the afflicted and the destitute in the right.
Whoever oppresses the poor insults the One who made them, but kindness to the needy honors him.
Generous people will be blessed, because they share their food with the poor.
No, this is the fast I choose: loose the bonds that wickedness has tied, untie the ropes of the yoke, send the crushed away free, and tear every yoke in two.
Open your mouth for those who have no voice, for the cause of all who are left to perish. Speak out and judge rightly; take up the case of the poor and the needy.”
The King will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, each time you did it for one of these my brothers and sisters, even the least of them, you did it for me.’