Bible Verses About Socialism
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for socialism, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,407 votes, led by Psalms 118:8. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Socialism
Psalms 118:8224 votes
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in man.
Proverbs 13:4181 votes
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
1 Timothy 5:18124 votes
For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer is worthy of his reward.
Proverbs 30:8-9120 votes
Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
1 Corinthians 10:24112 votes
Let no man seek his own, but every man another’s wealth.
Zechariah 11:12111 votes
And I said unto them, If ye think good, give me my price; and if not, forbear. So they weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.
Exodus 20:15110 votes
Thou shalt not steal.
Proverbs 18:8-12102 votes
The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
Leviticus 25:35-3896 votes
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
1 Corinthians 9:796 votes
Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
Proverbs 28:894 votes
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Luke 3:11-1493 votes
He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.
Exodus 16:16-1888 votes
This is the thing which the Lord hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, according to the number of your persons; take ye every man for them which are in his tents.
Deuteronomy 14:28-2988 votes
At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay it up within thy gates:
Psalms 146:378 votes
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
2 Corinthians 8:1-9:1578 votes
Moreover, brethren, we do you to wit of the grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia;
2 Thessalonians 3:1-1278 votes
Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:
1 Corinthians 12:2664 votes
And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Deuteronomy 15:9-1158 votes
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
James 5:1-2058 votes
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Exodus 23:10-1156 votes
And six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof:
Matthew 20:1-21:4644 votes
For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.
Matthew 25:15-26:1244 votes
And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.
Deuteronomy 10:1840 votes
He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
Deuteronomy 23:24-2540 votes
When thou comest into thy neighbour’s vineyard, then thou mayest eat grapes thy fill at thine own pleasure; but thou shalt not put any in thy vessel.
What does the Bible say about socialism?
Readers most often cite Psalms 118:8 on the subject of socialism. Across 3,407 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 13:4, 1 Timothy 5:18, Proverbs 30:8-9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.