246 verses contain “poor” (in the KJV: 235, in the BSB: 167) — showing 1–100
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And, behold, seven other
kine came up after them,
poor and very ill favoured and leanfleshed, such as I never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness:
After them, seven other cows—sickly,
ugly, and thin—came up. I have never seen such
ugly cows in all the land of Egypt!
Now the eyes of Israel were
dim for age, so that he could not see. And he brought them near unto him; and he
kissed them, and embraced them.
Now Israel’s
eyesight was
poor because of old age; he could hardly see. Joseph brought his sons to him, and his father
kissed them and embraced them.
If thou
lend money to any of my people that is
poor by thee, thou shalt not be to him as an
usurer, neither shalt thou lay upon him
usury.
If you
lend money to one of My people among you who is
poor, you must not act as a
creditor to him; you are not to charge him interest.
Neither shalt thou countenance a poor man in his cause.
Thou shalt not
wrest the judgment of thy
poor in his cause.
You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.
But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the
poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy
vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.
but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie
fallow, so that the
poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may
consume what they leave. Do the same with your
vineyard and olive
grove.
The rich shall not give more, and the
poor shall not give less than half a
shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an
atonement for your souls.
In making the offering to the LORD to
atone for your lives, the rich shall not give more than a half
shekel, nor shall the
poor give less.
And if he be
poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a
trespass offering to be waved, to make an
atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
If, however, the person is
poor and cannot afford these offerings, he is to take one male lamb as a guilt offering to be waved to make
atonement for him, along with a tenth of an
ephah of fine flour mixed with olive oil for a grain offering, a log of olive oil,
And thou shalt not
glean thy
vineyard, neither shalt thou gather every
grape of thy
vineyard; thou shalt leave them for the
poor and stranger: I am the LORD your God.
You must not strip your
vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the
poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God.
Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honour the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbour.
And when ye
reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not make clean
riddance of the corners of thy field when thou reapest, neither shalt thou gather any
gleaning of thy harvest: thou shalt leave them unto the
poor, and to the stranger: I am the LORD your God.
When you
reap the harvest of your land, do not
reap all the way to the edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest. Leave them for the
poor and the foreign resident. I am the LORD your God.’”
If thy brother be
waxen poor, and hath sold away some of his possession, and if any of his
kin come to
redeem it, then shall he
redeem that which his brother sold.
If your brother becomes
impoverished and sells some of his property, his nearest of
kin may come and
redeem what his brother has sold.
And if thy brother be
waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt
relieve him:
yea, though he be a stranger, or a
sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Now if your
countryman becomes destitute and cannot support himself among you, then you are to help him as you would a foreigner or stranger, so that he can continue to live among you.
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be
waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not
compel him to serve as a
bondservant:
If a
countryman among you becomes destitute and sells himself to you, then you must not force him into slave labor.
And if a
sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax
poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or
sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger’s family:
If a foreigner residing among you prospers, but your
countryman dwelling near him becomes destitute and sells himself to the foreigner or to a member of his clan,
But if he be
poorer than thy
estimation, then he shall present himself before the priest, and the priest shall value him; according to his ability that
vowed shall the priest value him.
But if the one making the
vow is too
poor to pay the
valuation, he is to present the person before the priest, who shall set the value according to what the one making the
vow can afford.
Save when there shall be no
poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly
bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
There will be no
poor among you, however, because the LORD will surely
bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess as an inheritance,
If there be among you a
poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not
harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy
poor brother:
If there is a
poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to
harden your heart or shut your hand from your
poor brother.
Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy
poor brother, and thou givest him
nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
Be careful not to
harbor this wicked thought in your heart: “The seventh year, the year of release, is near,” so that you look upon your
poor brother begrudgingly and give him nothing. He will cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
For the
poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy
poor, and to thy
needy, in thy land.
For there will never cease to be
poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the
poor and
needy in your land.
And if the man be
poor, thou shalt not sleep with his
pledge:
If he is a poor man, you must not go to sleep with the security in your possession;
Thou shalt not
oppress an
hired servant that is
poor and
needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:
Do not
oppress a
hired hand who is
poor and
needy, whether he is a brother or a foreigner residing in one of your towns.
At his day thou shalt give him his
hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is
poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
You are to pay his wages each day before
sunset, because he is
poor and depends on them. Otherwise he may cry out to the LORD against you, and you will be guilty of sin.
And he said unto him, Oh my Lord,
wherewith shall I save Israel? behold, my family is
poor in
Manasseh, and I am the least in my father’s house.
“Please, my Lord,”
Gideon replied, “how can I save Israel? Indeed, my clan is the weakest in
Manasseh, and I am the youngest in my father’s house.”
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
Then Boaz said, “May the LORD
bless you, my daughter. You have shown more kindness now than before, because you have not run after the younger men, whether rich or
poor.
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
He raiseth up the
poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the
beggar from the
dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them
inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD’S, and he hath set the world upon them.
He raises the
poor from the dust and lifts the
needy from the ash
heap. He seats them among princes and bestows on them a throne of honor. For the foundations of the earth are the LORD’s, and upon them He has set the world.
And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem
trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a
poor man and lightly esteemed.”
And the LORD sent
Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other
poor.
Then the LORD sent
Nathan to David, and when he arrived, he said, “There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other
poor.
But the
poor man had nothing, save one little
ewe lamb, which he had bought and
nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and
drank of his own cup, and lay in his
bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
but the
poor man had nothing except one small
ewe lamb that he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food and
drank from his cup; it
slept in his arms and was like a daughter to him.
And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he
spared to take of his own flock and of his own
herd, to dress for the
wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the
poor man’s lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
Now a traveler came to the rich man, who
refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the
poor man’s lamb and prepared it for his
guest.”
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand
captives, and all the
craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the
poorest sort of the people of the land.
He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of
valor, all the
craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand
captives in all. Only the
poorest people of the land remained.
But the captain of the guard left of the
poor of the land to be vinedressers and
husbandmen.
But the captain of the guard left behind some of the poorest of the land to tend the vineyards and fields.
As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from
mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the
poor.
as the days on which the Jews gained rest from their enemies and the month in which their sorrow turned to joy and their
mourning into a
holiday. He wrote that these were to be days of feasting and joy, of sending gifts to one another and to the
poor.
But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
He saves the
needy from the sword in their mouth and from the
clutches of the powerful.
So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
His children shall seek to please the poor, and his hands shall restore their goods.
His sons will seek the favor of the poor, for his own hands must return his wealth.
Because he hath
oppressed and hath
forsaken the
poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
They turn the
needy out of the way: the
poor of the earth hide themselves together.
They
push the
needy off the road and force all the
poor of the land into hiding.
Behold, as wild
asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising
betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
Indeed, like wild
donkeys in the desert, the
poor go to work
foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.
They
pluck the fatherless from the breast, and take a
pledge of the
poor.
The fatherless infant is
snatched from the breast; the
nursing child of the
poor is seized for a debt.
The murderer rising with the light killeth the
poor and
needy, and in the night is as a
thief.
When
daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the
poor and
needy; in the night he is like a
thief.
Because I delivered the
poor that
cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
because I
rescued the
poor who
cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
I was a father to the poor: and the cause which I knew not I searched out.
I was a father to the
needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
Did not I
weep for him that was in trouble? was not my soul
grieved for the
poor?
If I have
withheld the
poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a
needy man without a
cloak,
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
So that they cause the cry of the
poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the
afflicted.
They caused the cry of the
poor to come before Him, and He heard the outcry of the
afflicted.
He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
He does not keep the wicked alive, but He grants justice to the
afflicted.
He delivereth the
poor in his
affliction, and openeth their ears in oppression.
For the
needy shall not
alway be forgotten: the expectation of the
poor shall not perish for ever.
The wicked in his pride
doth persecute the
poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.
In pride the wicked pursue the
needy; let them be caught in the schemes they
devise.
He sitteth in the
lurking places of the villages: in the secret places
doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are
privily set against the
poor.
He lies in wait near the villages; in
ambush he slays the innocent; his eyes watch in
stealth for the helpless.
He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den: he lieth in wait to catch the
poor: he
doth catch the
poor, when he draweth him into his net.
He lies in wait like a lion in a
thicket; he lurks to seize the
oppressed; he catches the lowly in his net.
He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor may fall by his strong ones.
They are
crushed and beaten down; the
hapless fall prey to his strength.
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The
victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
For the oppression of the
poor, for the
sighing of the
needy, now will I arise, saith the LORD; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.
“For the cause of the
oppressed and for the
groaning of the
needy, I will now arise,” says the LORD. “I will bring safety to him who yearns.”
Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
The
meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the LORD that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.
The
poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live
forever!
This
poor man
cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the
poor from him that is too strong for him,
yea, the
poor and the
needy from him that spoileth him?
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the
poor and
needy, and to
slay such as be of upright conversation.
The wicked have drawn the sword and bent the bow to bring down the
poor and
needy, to
slay those whose ways are upright.
But I am
poor and
needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no
tarrying, O my God.
But I am
poor and
needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Blessed is the one who cares for the poor; the LORD will deliver him in the day of trouble.
Both low and high, rich and poor, together.
both low and high, rich and poor alike.
Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
Your flock settled therein; O God, from Your
bounty You provided for the
poor.
But I am poor and sorrowful: let thy salvation, O God, set me up on high.
But I am in pain and distress; let Your salvation protect me, O God.
For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
But I am
poor and
needy: make
haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no
tarrying.
But I am
poor and
needy;
hurry to me, O God. You are my help and my deliverer; O LORD, do not delay.
He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
May he judge Your people with righteousness and Your
afflicted with justice.
He shall judge the
poor of the people, he shall save the children of the
needy, and shall break in pieces the
oppressor.
For he shall deliver the
needy when he crieth; the
poor also, and him that hath no helper.
For he will deliver the
needy who cry out and the
afflicted who have no helper.
O deliver not the soul of thy
turtledove unto the multitude of the wicked:
forget not the congregation of thy
poor for ever.
Do not let the
oppressed retreat in shame; may the
poor and
needy praise Your name.
Defend the
poor and fatherless: do justice to the
afflicted and
needy.
Deliver the
poor and
needy: rid them out of the hand of the wicked.
Rescue the weak and
needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.
Bow down thine ear, O LORD, hear me: for I am
poor and
needy.
Incline Your ear, O LORD, and answer me, for I am
poor and
needy.
Yet setteth he the
poor on high from
affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
But He lifts the
needy from
affliction and increases their families like flocks.
Because that he remembered not to
shew mercy, but
persecuted the
poor and
needy man, that he might even
slay the broken in heart.
For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the
poor and
needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
For I am
poor and
needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
For I am
poor and
needy; my heart is wounded within me.
For he shall stand at the right hand of the
poor, to save him from those that
condemn his soul.
For He stands at the right hand of the
needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
He hath
dispersed, he hath given to the
poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be
exalted with honour.
He has scattered abroad his gifts to the
poor; his righteousness endures
forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
He raiseth up the
poor out of the dust, and lifteth the
needy out of the
dunghill;
He raises the
poor from the dust and lifts the
needy from the
dumpI will abundantly
bless her provision: I will satisfy her
poor with bread.
I will
bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her
poor with bread.
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the
afflicted, and the right of the
poor.
I know that the LORD upholds justice for the
poor and defends the cause of the
needy.
He becometh
poor that dealeth with a
slack hand: but the hand of the
diligent maketh rich.
Idle hands make one
poor, but
diligent hands bring wealth.
The rich man’s wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.
One pretends to be rich, but has nothing; another pretends to be poor, yet has great wealth.
The
ransom of a man’s life are his riches: but the
poor heareth not
rebuke.
Riches may
ransom a man’s life, but a
poor man hears no
threat.
Much food is in the
tillage of the
poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
Abundant food is in the
fallow ground of the
poor, but without justice it is swept away.
The
poor is
hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.
The
poor man is
hated even by his
neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
He who despises his
neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the
poor.
He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.
Whoso mocketh the
poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is
glad at
calamities shall not be unpunished.
He who mocks the
poor insults their Maker;
whoever gloats over
calamity will not go unpunished.
The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
