Quotes about Poor
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
— Ecclesiastes 9:16
The LORD brings this charge against the elders and leaders of His people: “You have devoured the vineyard; the plunder of the poor is in your houses.
— Isaiah 3:14
but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the wicked with the breath of His lips.
— Isaiah 11:4
For You have been a refuge for the poor, a stronghold for the needy in distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like rain against a wall,
— Isaiah 25:4
The humble will increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
— Isaiah 29:19
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,
— Isaiah 61:1
Moreover, your skirts are stained with the blood of the innocent poor, though you did not find them breaking in. But in spite of all these things
— Jeremiah 2:34
Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
— Jeremiah 5:4
One basket had very good figs, like those that ripen early, but the other basket contained very poor figs, so bad they could not be eaten.
— Jeremiah 24:2
But Nebuzaradan left behind in the land of Judah some of the poor people who had no property, and at that time he gave them vineyards and fields.
— Jeremiah 39:10
Now this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and complacent; they did not help the poor and needy.
— Ezekiel 16:49
For I know that your transgressions are many and your sins are numerous. You oppress the righteous by taking bribes; you deprive the poor of justice in the gate.
— Amos 5:12