Homelessness

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

Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay His head.”

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

For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me something to drink, I was a stranger and you took Me in,

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

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

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

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

The crowds asked him, “What then should we do?”

John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none, and whoever has food should do the same.”

Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.