In chronological order by Books of the Bible…
Ex. 22:25 If you lend money to My people, to the poor among you, you are not to act as a creditor to him; you shall not charge him interest
Lev. 25:35 Now in case a countryman of yours becomes poor and his means with regard to you falter, then you are to sustain him…that he may live with you.
Deut. 15:7, 10 If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the LORD your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother; vs 10 You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.
Deut. 15:11 For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.
Psa. 112:9 He has given freely to the poor, His righteousness endures forever;
Prov. 14:21 But happy is he who is gracious to the poor.
Prov. 17:5 He who mocks the poor taunts his Maker;
Prov. 19:17 One who is gracious to a poor man lends to the LORD, And He will repay him for His good deed.
Prov. 22:9 He who is generous will be blessed, For he gives some of his food to the poor.
Prov. 29:7 The righteous is concerned for the rights of the poor,
Prov. 31:20 She extends her hand to the poor, And she stretches out her hands to the needy
Is. 11:4 But with righteousness He will judge the poor, And decide with fairness for the afflicted of the earth;
Ezek. 16:49 Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.
Ezek. 22:29 The people of the land have practiced oppression and committed robbery, and they Have wronged the poor and needy and have oppressed the sojourner without justice.
Dan. 4:27 Therefore, O king, may my advice be pleasing to you: break away now from your sins by doing righteousness and from your iniquities by showing mercy to the poor …
Matt. 11:5 the blind receive sight and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them.
Matt. 19:21 Jesus said to him, If you wish to be complete, go and sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.
Luke 4:18 The spirit of the lord is upon me, because he anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor…to set free those who are oppressed.
Luke 14:13-14 But when you give a reception, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed, since they do not have the means to repay you;
Luke 16:19-21 Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day. “And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table;
John 13:28-29 Now no one of those reclining at the table knew for what purpose He had said this to him. For some were supposing, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus was saying to him, Buy the things we have need of for the feast; or else, that he should give something to the poor.
Rom. 15:26 For Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make a contribution for the poor
Gal. 2:9-10 and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I also was eager to do.
James 2:2, 6 For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes…and you say to the poor man, You stand over there, or sit down by my footstool; vs 6 But you have dishonored the poor man.
“And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said,
‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”
Acts 8:35
