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Bible Verses about Poverty

God's Word has much to say about the Church's call to help those in need.  This document lists many Bible verses in the Old and New Testament that address poverty, hunger, helping, and charity.

 

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               Man Seeking Help at a Church

"Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed." Psalm 82:3

 

"And if you spend yourselves in behalf of the hungry and satisfy the needs of the oppressed, then your light will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the noonday." Isaiah 58:10

 

"Do everything in love." 1 Corinthians 16:14