Bible Verses About Poor
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for poor, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 14,678 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 Poor
Proverbs 19:17483 votes
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Proverbs 14:31389 votes
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Proverbs 22:9319 votes
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 28:27299 votes
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Proverbs 29:7260 votes
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Proverbs 21:13226 votes
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Deuteronomy 15:11225 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.
Proverbs 14:21223 votes
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Luke 12:33-34212 votes
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.
Psalms 140:12209 votes
I know that the Lord will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.
Deuteronomy 15:7-8208 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:
2 Corinthians 8:9203 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 14:12-14198 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.
Matthew 19:21197 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.
Proverbs 22:22-23195 votes
Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
James 1:27193 votes
Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
Acts 20:35191 votes
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
1 John 3:17190 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?
James 2:5187 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 5:42182 votes
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Galatians 2:10182 votes
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Luke 6:20-21180 votes
And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Proverbs 31:8-9168 votes
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Psalms 35:10167 votes
All my bones shall say, Lord, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
Isaiah 61:1166 votes
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;
What does the Bible say about poor?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 19:17 on the subject of poor. Across 14,678 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 14:31, Proverbs 22:9, Proverbs 28:27. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.