21 Bible Verses about Being Poor
Want to know what the Bible says about Being Poor? Here are 21 Bible verses about Being Poor from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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James 2:5 NIV
Listen, my dear brothers and sisters: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him?
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Psalm 34:6 NIV
This poor man called, and the Lord heard him;
he saved him out of all his troubles.
he saved him out of all his troubles.
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Job 29:12 NIV
because I rescued the poor who cried for help,
and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
and the fatherless who had none to assist them.
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Psalm 34:17 NIV
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
he delivers them from all their troubles.
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Proverbs 22:16 NIV
One who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
and one who gives gifts to the rich—both come to poverty.
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Proverbs 21:13 NIV
Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor
will also cry out and not be answered.
will also cry out and not be answered.
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Matthew 5:3 NIV
“Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
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Matthew 6:24 NIV
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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Proverbs 19:17 NIV
Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will reward them for what they have done.
and he will reward them for what they have done.
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