Poor

Nave's Topical Bible

Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.

• Luke 10:33-35 NT

  But a certain Samaritan, as he traveled, came where he was. When he saw him, he was moved with compassion, came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of…

• Acts 6:1 NT

  Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily service.

• Acts 11:29 NT

  As any of the disciples had plenty, each determined to send relief to the brothers who lived in Judea;

• Romans 15:25 NT

  But now, I say, I am going to Jerusalem, serving the saints.

• Romans 15:26 NT

  For it has been the good pleasure of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor among the saints who are at Jerusalem.

• 2 Corinthians 8:1-4 NT

  Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia, how in much proof of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their generosity.…

• Acts 9:36 NT

  Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which when translated, means Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and acts of mercy which she did.

• Acts 10:2 NT

  a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God.

• Acts 10:4 NT

  He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, “What is it, Lord?” He said to him, “Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God.

• Acts 11:30 NT

  which they also did, sending it to the elders by the hands of Barnabas and Saul.

• 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 NT

  Moreover, brothers, we make known to you the grace of God which has been given in the assemblies of Macedonia, how in much proof of affliction, the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded to the riches of their generosity.…

• Nehemiah 5:1-13 OT

  Then there arose a great cry of the people and of their wives against their brothers the Jews. For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.” There were also some who…

• Job 20:19-21 OT

  For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor. He has violently taken away a house, and he will not build it up. “Because he knew no quietness within him, he will not save anything of that in which he delights. There was nothing left that he…

• Job 22:6 OT

  For you have taken pledges from your brother for nothing, and stripped the naked of their clothing.

• Job 22:7 OT

  You haven’t given water to the weary to drink, and you have withheld bread from the hungry.

• Job 22:9-11 OT

  You have sent widows away empty, and the arms of the fatherless have been broken. Therefore snares are around you. Sudden fear troubles you, or darkness, so that you can not see, and floods of waters cover you.

• Job 24:4 OT

  They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves.

• Job 24:7-10 OT

  They lie all night naked without clothing, and have no covering in the cold. They are wet with the showers of the mountains, and embrace the rock for lack of a shelter. There are those who pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a…

• Psalms 10:2 OT

  In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.

• Psalms 10:8-10 OT

  He lies in wait near the villages. From ambushes, he murders the innocent. His eyes are secretly set against the helpless. He lurks in secret as a lion in his ambush. He lies in wait to catch the helpless. He catches the helpless when he…

• Psalms 37:14 OT

  The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright on the path.

• Proverbs 17:5 OT

  Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

• Proverbs 22:7 OT

  The rich rule over the poor. The borrower is servant to the lender.

• Proverbs 22:16 OT

  Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, both come to poverty.