264 Bible Verses about Poor
Want to know what the Bible says about Poor? Here are 264 Bible verses about Poor from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Proverbs 19:17 NIV
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will reward them for what they have done.
and he will reward them for what they have done.
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Proverbs 14:31 NIV
Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
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Proverbs 28:27 NIV
Those who give to the poor will lack nothing,
but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
155
Proverbs 22:9 NIV
The generous will themselves be blessed,
for they share their food with the poor.
for they share their food with the poor.
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Luke 12:33-34 NIV
33 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. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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Proverbs 29:7 NIV
The righteous care about justice for the poor,
but the wicked have no such concern.
but the wicked have no such concern.
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Proverbs 14:21 NIV
It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
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Acts 20:35 NIV
In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
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Luke 14:12-14 NIV
12 Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
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Deuteronomy 15:11 NIV
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.
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