Bible Verses about Poverty
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Compiled by The BibleStudyTools Staff
on 06/16/2026
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If anyone is poor among your fellow Israelites in any of the towns of the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hardhearted or tightfisted toward them.
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Rather, be openhanded and freely lend them whatever they need.
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Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought: “The seventh year, the year for canceling debts, is near,” so that you do not show ill will toward the needy among your fellow Israelites and give them nothing. They may then appeal to the LORD against you, and you will be found guilty of sin.
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Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart; then because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.
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There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.
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The LORD sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
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He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; he seats them with princes and has them inherit a throne of honor. “For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s; on them he has set the world.
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But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish.
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This poor man called, and the LORD heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles.
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Blessed are those who have regard for the weak; the LORD delivers them in times of trouble.
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Your people settled in it, and from your bounty, God, you provided for the poor.
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For he will deliver the needy who cry out, the afflicted who have no one to help.
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He will take pity on the weak and the needy and save the needy from death.
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He will rescue them from oppression and violence, for precious is their blood in his sight.
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He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
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he seats them with princes, with the princes of his people.
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I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy.
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He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The LORD sets prisoners free,
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You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall
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“The poor and needy search for water, but there is none; their tongues are parched with thirst. But I the LORD will answer them; I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
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He has brought down rulers from their thrones but has lifted up the humble.
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He has filled the hungry with good things but has sent the rich away empty.
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Looking at his disciples, he said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
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I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know about the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan.
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“If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest.
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“For six years you are to sow your fields and harvest the crops,
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but during the seventh year let the land lie unplowed and unused. Then the poor among your people may get food from it, and the wild animals may eat what is left. Do the same with your vineyard and your olive grove.
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“ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
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Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.
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“ ‘When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and for the foreigner residing among you. I am the LORD your God.’ ”
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“ ‘If any of your fellow Israelites become poor and are unable to support themselves among you, help them as you would a foreigner and stranger, so they can continue to live among you.
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Do not take interest or any profit from them, but fear your God, so that they may continue to live among you.
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You must not lend them money at interest or sell them food at a profit.
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I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of Egypt to give you the land of Canaan and to be your God.
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If the neighbor is poor, do not go to sleep with their pledge in your possession.
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Return their cloak by sunset so that your neighbor may sleep in it. Then they will thank you, and it will be regarded as a righteous act in the sight of the LORD your God.
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Do not take advantage of a hired worker who is poor and needy, whether that worker is a fellow Israelite or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
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Pay them their wages each day before sunset, because they are poor and are counting on it. Otherwise they may cry to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
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When you are harvesting in your field and you overlook a sheaf, do not go back to get it. Leave it for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow, so that the LORD your God may bless you in all the work of your hands.
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When you beat the olives from your trees, do not go over the branches a second time. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow.
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When you harvest the grapes in your vineyard, do not go over the vines again. Leave what remains for the foreigner, the fatherless and the widow.
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Remember that you were slaves in Egypt. That is why I command you to do this.
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Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will reward them for what they have done.
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The generous will themselves be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.
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Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
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She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.
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“Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke?
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Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
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and if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday.
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“Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
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“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
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But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing,
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so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
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“What should we do then?” the crowd asked.
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John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”
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Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will never fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
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For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
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But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind,
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and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
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Share with the Lord’s people who are in need. Practice hospitality.
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All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor, the very thing I had been eager to do all along.
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Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing something useful with their own hands, that they may have something to share with those in need.
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Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment.
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Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
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In this way they will lay up treasure for themselves as a firm foundation for the coming age, so that they may take hold of the life that is truly life.
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And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased.
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Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
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If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person?
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Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.
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“ ‘Do not pervert justice; do not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the great, but judge your neighbor fairly.
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Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
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Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished.
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Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.
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One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
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Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court,
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for the LORD will take up their case and will exact life for life.
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The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern.
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Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.
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Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.
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The LORD enters into judgment against the elders and leaders of his people: “It is you who have ruined my vineyard; the plunder from the poor is in your houses.
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What do you mean by crushing my people and grinding the faces of the poor?” declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
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Woe to those who make unjust laws, to those who issue oppressive decrees,
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to deprive the poor of their rights and withhold justice from the oppressed of my people, making widows their prey and robbing the fatherless.