In God's eyes, the poor are particularly close to His heart, as James 2:5 notes that He has chosen the poor to be rich in faith. The Bible teaches that God is near to those who are needy, as seen in Psalms 34:6 and 34:17, where it is written that He saves and delivers them. Job 29:12 illustrates the importance of caring for the poor, as Job himself was blessed for helping the fatherless and the poor. Proverbs 22:16 warns against exploiting the poor, emphasizing the need for fairness and compassion towards them.
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Listen, my beloved brothers: Has not God chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom He promised those who love Him?
This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
Oppressing the poor to enrich oneself or giving gifts to the rich will surely lead to poverty.
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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. Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
Jesus looked at him, loved him, and said to him, “There is one thing you lack: Go, sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me. ”
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. Thus they were haughty and committed abominations before Me. Therefore I removed them, as you have seen.
For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, so that you through His poverty might become rich.
To the man who is pleasing in His sight, He gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner He assigns the task of gathering and accumulating that which he will hand over to one who pleases God. This too is futile and a pursuit of the wind.
In everything, then, do to others as you would have them do to you. For this is the essence of the Law and the Prophets.
Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”
A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
There were no needy ones among them, because those who owned lands or houses would sell their property, bring the proceeds from the sales, and lay them at the apostles’ feet for distribution to anyone as he had need.
Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up a wardrobe like clay, what he lays up, the righteous will wear, and his silver will be divided by the innocent.
On hearing this, Jesus told him, “You still lack one thing: Sell everything you own and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”