Scripture teaches that caring for the poor is a fundamental aspect of a righteous life. In Leviticus, God commands the Israelites to support their impoverished neighbors, while Proverbs emphasizes the importance of generosity and fairness towards those in need. The example of Jesus, who became poor for our sake, as seen in 2 Corinthians, inspires believers to sacrificially give to others. Through passages like Proverbs, the Bible encourages a compassionate response to poverty, advocating for the protection and uplift of the vulnerable.
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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.
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.
Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.
Open your mouth for those with no voice, for the cause of all the dispossessed. Open your mouth, judge righteously, and defend the cause of the poor and needy.
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a rich man whose ways are perverse.
Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh.
And I said, “Wisdom is better than strength, but the wisdom of the poor man is despised, and his words are not heeded.”
He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
Do not be afraid, little flock, for your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
A rich man is wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with discernment sees through him.