Poor: Duty To

Scripture references

Exo 22:25–27 If you lend money to one of My people among you who is poor, you must
Exo 23:11 but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the
Lev 19:9, 10 When you reap the harvest of your land, you are not to reap to the
Lev 23:22 When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap all the way to the
Lev 25:25–28, 35–37, 39–43 If your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of
Deu 14:28, 29 At the end of every three years, bring a tenth of all your produce
Deu 15:2–14 This is the manner of remission: Every creditor shall cancel what he
Deu 24:12–21 If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in
Deu 26:12, 13 When you have finished laying aside a tenth of all your produce in
Neh 8:10 Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet,
Psa 37:21, 26 The wicked borrow and do not repay, but the righteous are gracious
Psa 41:1–3 For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Blessed is the one who cares for
Psa 112:4, 5, 9 Light dawns in the darkness for the upright—for the gracious,
Pro 28:27 Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes
Pro 29:7 The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no
Pro 31:9, 20 Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor
Isa 1:17 Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the
Isa 16:3, 4 “Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade
Isa 58:7, 10 Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and
Eze 18:7, 16, 17 He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the
Dan 4:27 Therefore, may my advice be pleasing to you, O king. Break away from your
Zec 7:10 Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And
Mat 5:42 Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants
Mat 19:21 Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and
Mat 25:35, 36 For I was hungry and you gave Me something to eat, I was thirsty and
Mar 14:7 The poor you will always have with you, and you can help them whenever you
Luk 3:11 John replied, “Whoever has two tunics should share with him who has none,
Luk 6:30 Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what is yours, do not
Luk 11:41 But give as alms the things that are within you, and you will see that
Luk 12:33 Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with
Luk 14:12–14 Then Jesus said to the man who had invited Him, “When you host a
Luk 18:22 On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell
Luk 19:8 But Zacchaeus stood up and said to the Lord, “Look, Lord, half of my
Act 20:35 In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help
Rom 12:8, 13, 20 if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is giving, let him
1Co 13:3 If I give all I possess to the poor and exult in the surrender of my body,
1Co 16:1, 2 Now about the collection for the saints, you are to do as I directed
2Co 6:10 sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; poor, yet making many rich; having
2Co 9:5–7 So I thought it necessary to urge the brothers to visit you beforehand
2Co 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich,
Gal 2:10 They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.
Gal 6:10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and
Eph 4:28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good
1Ti 5:9, 10, 16 A widow should be enrolled if she is at least sixty years old, the
Heb 13:3 Remember those in prison as if you were bound with them, and those who are
Jam 1:27 Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for
Jam 2:2–9, 15, 16 Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and
Jam 5:4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are
1 Joh 3:17–19 If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but