Poor

Now Israel’s eyesight was poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father kissed them and embraced them.

If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must not act as a creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.

And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

…but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.

In making the offering to the LORD to atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half shekel, nor shall the poor give less.

If, however, the person is poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make atonement for him, along with a tenth of an ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,

You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.

You must not pervert justice; you must not show partiality to the poor or favoritism to the rich; you are to judge your neighbor fairly.

When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’”

But if the one making the vow is too poor to pay the valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the vow can afford.

There will be no poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,

If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.

If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother.

Be careful not to harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land.

If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;

Do not oppress a hired hand who is poor and needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.

You are to pay his wages each day before sunset, because he is poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.

Then Boaz said, “May the LORD bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or poor.

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.

But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”

Then the LORD sent Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

…but the poor man had nothing except one small ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and drank from his cup; it slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.

Now a traveler came to the rich man, who refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his guest.”

…as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their mourning into a holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the poor.

So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.

His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.

For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build.

They push the needy off the road and force all the poor of the land into hiding.

Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.

The fatherless infant is snatched from the breast; the nursing child of the poor is seized for a debt.

When daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.

…because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.

If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,

…who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.

They caused the cry of the poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the afflicted.

The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!

This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.

All my bones will exclaim, “Who is like You, O LORD, who delivers the afflicted from the aggressor, the poor and needy from the robber?”

The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose ways are upright.

But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.

…both low and high, rich and poor alike.

Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your bounty You provided for the poor.

But I am poor and needy; hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.

He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.

Do not let the oppressed retreat in shame; may the poor and needy praise Your name.

A prayer of David. Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am poor and needy.

For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.

For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.

He has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump

I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.

I know that the LORD upholds justice for the poor and defends the cause of the needy.

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.

One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.

Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.

Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.

The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.

The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.

Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.

All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

The desire of a man is loving devotion; better to be poor than a liar.

Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.

Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.

He who loves pleasure will become poor; the one who loves wine and oil will never be rich.

The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.

The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender.

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

Do not rob a poor man because he is poor, and do not crush the afflicted at the gate,

A destitute leader who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain that leaves no food.

Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.

He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.

Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.

A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.

Otherwise, I may have too much and deny You, saying, ‘Who is the LORD?’ Or I may become poor and steal, profaning the name of my God.

Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.

She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.

Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.

For the youth has come from the prison to the kingship, though he was born poor in his own kingdom.

If you see the oppression of the poor and the denial of justice and righteousness in the province, do not be astonished at the matter; for one official is watched by a superior, and others higher still are over them.

What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?

Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”

The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.