101 Bible Verses about Poverty
Want to know what the Bible says about Poverty? Here are 101 Bible verses about Poverty 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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Deuteronomy 24:12-15 NIV
12 If the neighbor is poor, do not go to sleep with their pledge in your possession. 13 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.
14 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. 15 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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1 Samuel 2:7-8 NIV
7 The Lord sends poverty and wealth;
he humbles and he exalts.
8 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.
he humbles and he exalts.
8 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.
on them he has set the world.
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Psalm 10:2 NIV
In his arrogance the wicked man hunts down the weak,
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
who are caught in the schemes he devises.
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Psalm 12:5 NIV
“Because the poor are plundered and the needy groan,
I will now arise, ” says the Lord.
“I will protect them from those who malign them.”
I will now arise, ” says the Lord.
“I will protect them from those who malign them.”
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Proverbs 13:7-8 NIV
7 One person pretends to be rich, yet has nothing;
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
8 A person’s riches may ransom their life,
but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
but the poor cannot respond to threatening rebukes.
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Proverbs 14:20-21 NIV
20 The poor are shunned even by their neighbors,
but the rich have many friends.
but the rich have many friends.
21 It is a sin to despise one’s neighbor,
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy.
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Proverbs 16:19 NIV
Better to be lowly in spirit along with the oppressed
than to share plunder with the proud.
than to share plunder with the proud.
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Proverbs 19:1-4 NIV
19 Better the poor whose walk is blameless
than a fool whose lips are perverse.
than a fool whose lips are perverse.
2 Desire without knowledge is not good—
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
how much more will hasty feet miss the way!
3 A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
yet their heart rages against the Lord.
4 Wealth attracts many friends,
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
but even the closest friend of the poor person deserts them.
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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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Proverbs 22:22 NIV
Do not exploit the poor because they are poor
and do not crush the needy in court,
and do not crush the needy in court,
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