Poverty
Bible verses related to Poverty resulted in 19 entries.
Proverbs 14:20 - The poor is hated even of his own neighbor: but the rich hath many friends.
Proverbs 14:21 - He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. |
| Proverbs 16:19 - Better it is to be of a humble spirit with the lowly, than to divide the spoil with the proud. |
| Proverbs 17:5 - Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. |
Proverbs 19:1 - Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
Proverbs 19:2 - Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
Proverbs 19:3 - The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
Proverbs 19:4 - Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbor. |
| Proverbs 21:13 - Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard. |
Proverbs 22:2 - The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:7 - The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:22 - Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: |
| Isaiah 41:17 - When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them. |
| Mark 10:21 - Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me. |
Mark 14:3 - And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she broke the box, and poured it on his head.
Mark 14:4 - And there were some that had indignation within themselves, and said, Why was this waste of the ointment made?
Mark 14:5 - For it might have been sold for more than three hundred pence, and have been given to the poor. And they murmured against her.
Mark 14:6 - And Jesus said, Let her alone; why trouble ye her? she hath wrought a good work on me.
Mark 14:7 - For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always. |
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