Bible verses about Poor, The
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)

Made by God Job 34:19; Proverbs 22:2 Are such by God's appointment I Samuel 2:7; Job 1:21 CONDITION OF, OFTEN RESULTS FROM Sloth Proverbs 20:13 Bad company Proverbs 28:19 Drunkenness and gluttony Proverbs 23:21 GOD Regards equally with the rich Job 34:19 Forgets not Psalms 9:18 Hears Psalms 69:33; Isaiah 41:17 Maintains the right of Psalms 140:12 Delivers Job 36:15; Psalms 35:10 Protects Psalms 12:5; 109:31 Exalts I Samuel 2:8; Psalms 107:41 Provides for Psalms 68:10; 146:7 Despises no the prayer of Psalms 102:17 Is the refuge of Psalms 14:6 Shall never cease out of the land Deuteronomy 15:11; Zephaniah 3:12; Matthew 26:11 MAY BE Rich in faith James 2:5 Liberal Mark 12:42; II Corinthians 9:12 Wise Proverbs 28:11 Upright Proverbs 19:1 Christ lived as one of Matthew 8:20 Christ preached to Luke 4:18 Christ delivers Psalms 72:12 Offerings of, acceptable to God Mark 12:42-44; II Corinthians 8:2,12 SHOULD Rejoice in God Isaiah 29:19 Hope in God Job 5:16 Commit themselves to God Psalms 10:14 When converted, rejoice in their exaltation James 1:9 Provided for under the Law Exodus 23:11; Leviticus 19:9,10 NEGLECT TOWARDS IS A neglect of Christ Matthew 25:42-45 Inconsistent with love to God I John 3:17 A proof of unbelief James 2:15-17 Rob not Proverbs 22:22 Wrong not in judgment Exodus 23:6 Take no usury from Leviticus 25:36 Harden not the heart against Deuteronomy 15:7 Shut not the hand against Deuteronomy 15:7 Rule not, with vigour Leviticus 25:39,43 Oppress not Deuteronomy 24:14; Zechariah 7:10 Despise not Proverbs 14:21; James 2:2-4 Relive Leviticus 25:35; Matthew 19:21 Defend Psalms 82:3,4 Do justice to Psalms 82:3; Jeremiah 22:3,16 A CARE FOR Is characteristic of saints Psalms 112:9; II Corinthians 9:9; Proverbs 29:7 Is a fruit of repentance Luke 3:11 Should be urged II Corinthians 8:7,8; Galatians 2:10 GIVE TO Not grudgingly Deuteronomy 15:10; II Corinthians 9:7 Liberally Deuteronomy 14:29; 15:8,11 Cheerfully II Corinthians 8:12; 9:7 Without ostentation Matthew 6:1 Specially if saints Romans 12:13; Galatians 6:10 Pray for Psalms 74:19,21 THEY WHO IN FAITH, BELIEVE Are happy Proverbs 14:21 Are blessed Deuteronomy 15:10; Psalms 41:1; Proverbs 22:9; Acts 20:35 Have the favour of God Hebrews 13:16 Have promises Proverbs 28:27; Luke 14:13,14 By oppressing, God is reproached Proverbs 14:31 By mocking, God is reproached Proverbs 17:5 THE WICKED Care not for John 12:6 Oppress Job 24:4-10; Ezekiel 18:12 Vex Ezekiel 22:20 Regard not the cause of Proverbs 29:7 Sell Amos 2:6 Crush Amos 4:1 Tread down Amos 5:11 Grind the faces of Isaiah 3:15 Devour Habakkuk 3:14 Persecute Psalms 10:2 Defraud Amos 8:5,6 Despise the counsel of Psalms 14:6 Guilt of defrauding James 5:4 PUNISHMENT FOR Oppressing Proverbs 22:16; Ezekiel 22:29,31 Spoiling Isaiah 3:13-15; Ezekiel 18:13 Refusing to assist Job 22:7,10; Proverbs 21:13 Acting unjustly towards Job 20:19,29; 22:6,10; Isaiah 10:1-3; Amos 5:11,12 Oppression of-Illustrated II Samuel 12:1-6 Care for-Illustrated Luke 10:33-35 Exemplified Gideon Judges 6:15 Ruth Ruth 2:2 Widow of Zarephath I Kings 17:12 Prophet's widow II Kings 4:2 Saints of old Hebrews 11:37 Regard for-Exemplified Boaz Ruth 2:14 Job Job 29:12-16 Nebuzaradan Jeremiah 39:10 Zacchaeus Luke 19:8 Peter and John Acts 3:6 Dorcas Acts 9:36,39 Cornelius Acts 10:2 Church at Antioch Acts 11:29,30 Paul Romans 15:25 Churches of Macedonia and Achaia Romans 15:26; II Corinthians 8:1-5