Bible Verses About Jesus and the Poor
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for jesus and the poor, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 45,042 votes, led by Proverbs 19:17. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Jesus and the Poor
Proverbs 19:171,323 votes
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Proverbs 14:311,025 votes
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 22:9982 votes
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Deuteronomy 15:11980 votes
For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
Luke 14:13771 votes
But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
Proverbs 28:27708 votes
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Matthew 19:21702 votes
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.
Luke 4:18688 votes
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,
Luke 6:20-21664 votes
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
2 Corinthians 8:9660 votes
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.
Luke 14:12-14603 votes
Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee.
1 John 3:17570 votes
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?
Mark 10:21559 votes
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.
Proverbs 21:13558 votes
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs 29:7542 votes
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Deuteronomy 15:7-8539 votes
If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
Galatians 2:10529 votes
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Psalms 140:12499 votes
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
Proverbs 14:21495 votes
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Proverbs 22:22-23482 votes
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
James 2:5479 votes
Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?
Matthew 5:3478 votes
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 11:5466 votes
The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matthew 26:11463 votes
For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
Matthew 25:40458 votes
And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
What does the Bible say about jesus and the poor?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 19:17 on the subject of jesus and the poor. Across 45,042 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 22:9, Deuteronomy 15:11. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.