Poverty
Proverbs 22:22-23
22 Don’t exploit the poor, because he is poor;
and don’t crush the needy in court;
23 for Yahweh will plead their case,
and plunder the life of those who plunder them.
Proverbs 22:16
16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich,
both come to poverty.
Proverbs 21:27
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
Proverbs 21:13
13 Whoever stops his ears at the cry of the poor,
he will also cry out, but shall not be heard.
Proverbs 21:5
5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit;
and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Proverbs 20:4
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 19:17
17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh;
he will reward him.
Proverbs 19:15
15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.
The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:7
7 All the relatives of the poor shun him:
how much more do his friends avoid him!
He pursues them with pleas, but they are gone.
Proverbs 19:1
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity
than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
Proverbs 17:5
5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker.
He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 14:31
31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker,
but he who is kind to the needy honors him.
Proverbs 14:23
23 In all hard work there is profit,
but the talk of the lips leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 29:7
7 The righteous care about justice for the poor.
The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.
Proverbs 28:27
27 One who gives to the poor has no lack;
but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.
Proverbs 28:19
19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food;
but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
Proverbs 31:9
9 Open your mouth, judge righteously,
and serve justice to the poor and needy.”
Exodus 23:6
“You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.”
Exodus 22:25
“If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor. You shall not charge him interest.
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
7 If a poor man, one of your brothers, is with you within any of your gates in your land which Yahweh your God gives you, you shall not harden your heart, nor shut your hand from your poor brother; 8 but you shall surely open your hand to him, and shall surely lend him sufficient for his need, which he lacks. 9 Beware that there not be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, “The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand,” and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing; and he cry to Yahweh against you, and it be sin to you. 10 You shall surely give, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because it is for this thing Yahweh your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you put your hand to. 11 For the poor will never cease out of the land. Therefore I command you to surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land.
Luke 21:1-4
21 He looked up and saw the rich people who were putting their gifts into the treasury. 2 He saw a certain poor widow casting in two small brass coins.[a]3 He said, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow put in more than all of them, 4 for all these put in gifts for God from their abundance, but she, out of her poverty, put in all that she had to live on.”
Proverbs 21:17
He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
Proverbs 28:6
Better is the poor who walks in his integrity,
than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.
Wealth
Proverbs 22:7
7 The rich rule over the poor.
The borrower is servant to the lender.
Proverbs 22:4
4 The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh
is wealth, honor, and life.
Proverbs 22:2
2 The rich and the poor have this in common:
Yahweh is the maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:1
A good name is more desirable than great riches,
and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
Proverbs 21:6
6 Getting treasures by a lying tongue
is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.
James 1:11
11 For the sun arises with the scorching wind and withers the grass, and the flower in it falls, and the beauty of its appearance perishes. So the rich man will also fade away in his pursuits.
Proverbs 19:4
4 Wealth adds many friends,
but the poor is separated from his friend.
Proverbs 11:25
25 The liberal soul shall be made fat.
He who waters shall be watered also himself.
Proverbs 10:22
22 Yahweh’s blessing brings wealth,
and he adds no trouble to it.
Proverbs 10:4-5
4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
Proverbs 3:9-10
9 Honor Yahweh with your substance,
with the first fruits of all your increase:
10 so your barns will be filled with plenty,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.
Proverbs 28:22
22 A stingy man hurries after riches,
and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
Proverbs 28:20
20 A faithful man is rich with blessings;
but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Ecclesiastes 5:10-12
10 He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity. 11 When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
12 The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.
Deuteronomy 15:6
6 For Yahweh your God will bless you, as he promised you. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. You will rule over many nations, but they will not rule over you.
Ecclesiastes 5:13-15
13 There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm. 14 Those riches perish by misfortune, and if he has fathered a son, there is nothing in his hand. 15 As he came out of his mother’s womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
Psalm 49:20
A man who has riches without understanding,
is like the animals that perish.
Psalm 49:6-8
Those who trust in their wealth,
and boast in the multitude of their riches—
7 none of them can by any means redeem his brother,
nor give God a ransom for him.
8 For the redemption of their life is costly,
no payment is ever enough,
1 Timothy 6:17-19
17 Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be arrogant, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy; 18 that they do good, that they be rich in good works, that they be ready to distribute, willing to share; 19 laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.
1 Timothy 6:7
7 For we brought nothing into the world, and we certainly can’t carry anything out.
Hebrews 13:5
5 Be free from the love of money, content with such things as you have, for he has said, “I will in no way leave you, neither will I in any way forsake you.”Deuteronomy 31:6
James 2:2-6
2 For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue,[a] and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in, 3 and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing and say, “Sit here in a good place;” and you tell the poor man, “Stand there,” or “Sit by my footstool” 4 haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn’t God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?
Proverbs 30:8-9
Remove far from me falsehood and lies.
Give me neither poverty nor riches.
Feed me with the food that is needful for me,
9 lest I be full, deny you, and say, ‘Who is Yahweh?’
or lest I be poor, and steal,
and so dishonor the name of my God.