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Bible Verses About Poor People
Find Bible verses about poor people — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about poor people?
The Bible addresses poor people with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Psalms 29:11
“Yahweh will give strength to his people. Yahweh will bless his people with peace. A Psalm. A Song for the Dedication of the Temple. By David.”
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Proverbs 22:22
“Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don't crush the needy in court;”
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Isaiah 3:15
“What do you mean that you crush my people, and grind the face of the poor?" says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies.”
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Deuteronomy 9:13
“Furthermore Yahweh spoke to me, saying, "I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people:”
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Hosea 2:23
“I will sow her to me in the earth; and I will have mercy on her who had not obtained mercy; and I will tell those who were not my people, 'You are my people;' and they will say, 'My God!'"”
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Proverbs 29:2
“When the righteous thrive, the people rejoice; but when the wicked rule, the people groan.”
Romans 9:25
“As he says also in Hosea, "I will call them 'my people,' which were not my people; and her 'beloved,' who was not beloved."”
1 Peter 2:10
“who in time past were no people, but now are God's people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.”
Zephaniah 3:12
“But I will leave in the midst of you an afflicted and poor people, and they will take refuge in the name of Yahweh.”
Exodus 23:6
“"You shall not deny justice to your poor people in their lawsuits.”
Psalms 148:14
“He has lifted up the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near to him. Praise Yah!”
Exodus 23:11
“but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the animal of the field shall eat. In the same way, you shall deal with your vineya...”
2 Chronicles 23:16
“Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, and all the people, and the king, that they should be Yahweh's people.”
1 Kings 3:8
“Your servant is in the midst of your people which you have chosen, a great people, that can't be numbered nor counted for multitude.”
Proverbs 31:9
“Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy."”
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Psalms 113:7 — “He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;...”
Luke 4:18 — “"The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has...”
Matthew 19:21 — “Jesus said to him, "If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you...”
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