Bible Verses About Poverty

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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,

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;

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

But let judgment run down as waters, and righteousness as a mighty stream.

Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender .

The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.

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.

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.

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.

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.

Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.

Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword?

Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.

Remove far from me vanity and lies : give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:

The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.

The ransom of a man's life are his riches: but the poor heareth not rebuke.

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.

Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.

And thou shalt not glean thy vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every grape of thy vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.

Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.

The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.

Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.