Bible Verses About Welfare
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for welfare, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 24,821 votes, led by Deuteronomy 15:7-11. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Welfare
Deuteronomy 15:7-11768 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:
Proverbs 28:27722 votes
He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.
Acts 20:35672 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.
2 Thessalonians 3:6-12640 votes
Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
Leviticus 19:9-10634 votes
And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
2 Thessalonians 3:8634 votes
Neither did we eat any man’s bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
Philippians 2:2-8623 votes
Fulfil ye my joy, that ye be likeminded, having the same love, being of one accord, of one mind.
Romans 15:1-2595 votes
We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.
James 2:14-24568 votes
What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him?
Romans 12:17-21512 votes
Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
2 Thessalonians 3:10510 votes
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
Jeremiah 29:7448 votes
And seek the peace of the city whither I have caused you to be carried away captives, and pray unto the Lord for it: for in the peace thereof shall ye have peace.
Jeremiah 29:11415 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Revelation 1:1405 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
1 Timothy 5:8340 votes
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.
Deuteronomy 15:11334 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 19:17308 votes
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Philippians 4:13303 votes
I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
Luke 6:38299 votes
Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Luke 12:33298 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.
Jeremiah 30:1-24296 votes
The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying,
Proverbs 14:21288 votes
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
Mark 12:31283 votes
And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these.
Jeremiah 38:4282 votes
Therefore the princes said unto the king, We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakeneth the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeketh not the welfare of this people, but the hurt.
Romans 12:2277 votes
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
What does the Bible say about welfare?
Readers most often cite Deuteronomy 15:7-11 on the subject of welfare. Across 24,821 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 28:27, Acts 20:35, 2 Thessalonians 3:6-12. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.