The Poor

Deuteronomy 15:11: “There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.”

Proverbs 19:17: “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done.”

Isaiah 58:10: “If you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.”

Matthew 25:35-40: “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in…”

Luke 4:18: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to set the oppressed free.”

Proverbs 22:9: “The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.”

Psalm 82:3: “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed.”

Proverbs 14:31: “Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.”

Galatians 2:10: “All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.”

James 1:27: “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”

1 John 3:17: “If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?”

Luke 14:13-14: “But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”

Proverbs 31:8-9: “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”

Matthew 19:21: “Jesus answered, ‘If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow me.'”

Luke 12:33-34: “Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.”

Proverbs 29:7: “The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.”

Isaiah 41:17: “The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the Lord will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.”

Deuteronomy 15:7-8: “If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them. Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need.”

Psalm 140:12: “I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.”

Proverbs 31:20: “She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.”

Zechariah 7:10: “Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. Do not plot evil against each other.”

2 Corinthians 9:9: “As it is written: ‘They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.'”

Job 29:12: “Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless who had none to assist them.”

Isaiah 61:1: “The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me, because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners.”

Psalm 35:10: “My whole being will exclaim, ‘Who is like you, Lord? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.'”

Luke 6:20: “Looking at his disciples, he said: ‘Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.'”

Psalm 9:18: “But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.”

Proverbs 28:27: “Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.”

Exodus 22:25: “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.”

Isaiah 25:4: “You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall.”

These verses underscore the Bible’s emphasis on compassion, generosity, and justice for the poor. Let me know if you need further assistance or more details on any of these scriptures.