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

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

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.

The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.

Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”

Then all the people began to eat and drink, to send out portions, and to rejoice greatly, because they understood the words that had been made known to them.

For those who heard me called me blessed, and those who saw me commended me, …

I served as eyes to the blind and as feet to the lame.

I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.

Have I not wept for those in trouble? Has my soul not grieved for the needy?

Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb? …

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

Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.

Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.

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

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

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.

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

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

For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

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.

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

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

Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.

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

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.

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

He took up the cause of the poor and needy, and so it went well with him. Is this not what it means to know Me?” declares the LORD.

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.

For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink,

Then the King will answer, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for Me.’

The poor you will always have with you, but you will not always have Me.

Jesus called His disciples to Him and said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put more than all the others into the treasury.

For they all contributed out of their surplus, but she out of her poverty has put in all she had to live on.”

The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you want. But you will not always have Me.

Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not demand it back. …

And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

…and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

Judas did not say this because he cared about the poor, but because he was a thief. As keeper of the money bag, he used to take from what was put into it.

The brother in humble circumstances should exult in his high position.

But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.