Bible Verses About The Poor
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for the poor, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,152 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 The Poor
Proverbs 19:1774 votes
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
1 John 3:1742 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?
Luke 12:3341 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.
Proverbs 22:940 votes
He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Proverbs 14:3139 votes
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Acts 20:3531 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.
Proverbs 28:2727 votes
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Matthew 5:4227 votes
Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.
Matthew 19:2127 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 14:12-1426 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.
2 Corinthians 9:726 votes
Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.
Galatians 2:1026 votes
Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.
Proverbs 29:725 votes
The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
James 1:2724 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.
Proverbs 14:2123 votes
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Deuteronomy 15:1122 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 21:1-421 votes
And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.
Isaiah 41:1720 votes
When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
James 5:1-619 votes
Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
Isaiah 58:1018 votes
And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
Matthew 25:31-4618 votes
When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
Proverbs 21:1317 votes
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs 31:8-917 votes
Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction.
Luke 3:1117 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.
James 2:517 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?
What does the Bible say about the poor?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 19:17 on the subject of the poor. Across 1,152 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including 1 John 3:17, Luke 12:33, Proverbs 22:9. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.