15 Bible Verses About Needs

The 15 most-voted scriptures about Needs, from 9 books (Psalm, Matthew, Philippians and 6 more), ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Philippians 4:19

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And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.

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But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

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My God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.

Matthew 6:25

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Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

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Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

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Therefore I tell you, don’t be anxious for your life: what you will eat, or what you will drink; nor yet for your body, what you will wear. Isn’t life more than food, and the body more than clothing?

Psalm 37:4

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Delight yourself in the LORD, and He will give you the desires of your heart.

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Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.

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Also delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.

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Matthew 6:32–33

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32For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.

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32(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

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32For the Gentiles seek after all these things; for your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things. 33But seek first God’s Kingdom and his righteousness; and all these things will be given to you as well.

Psalm 40:17

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But I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my helper and deliverer; O my God, do not delay.

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But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God.

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But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don’t delay, my God.

Psalm 34:9–10

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9Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing. 10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

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9O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for there is no want to them that fear him. 10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

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9Oh fear the LORD, you his saints, for there is no lack with those who fear him. 10The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD shall not lack any good thing.

Malachi 3:10

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Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure.

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Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

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Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there may be food in my house, and test me now in this,” says the LORD of Armies, “if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there will not be enough room for.

Acts 20:35

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In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

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I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

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Philippians 4:11–12

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11I am not saying this out of need, for I have learned to be content regardless of my circumstances. 12I know how to live humbly, and I know how to abound. In any and every situation I have learned the secret of being filled and being hungry, of having plenty and having need.

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11Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content. 12I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

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11Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am, to be content in it. 12I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In any and all circumstances I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need.

Psalm 23:1

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.

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A Psalm by David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing.

Proverbs 10:3

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The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

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The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

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The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

Psalm 37:25

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I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.

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I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

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I have been young, and now am old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.

Jeremiah 29:11

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For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, to give you a future and a hope.

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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.

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For I know the thoughts that I think toward you,” says the LORD, “thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

2 Corinthians 9:7–8

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7Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.

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7Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:

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7Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 8And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.

Ephesians 4:28

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He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.

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Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

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Let him who stole steal no more; but rather let him labor, producing with his hands something that is good, that he may have something to give to him who has need.

15 verses, from 9 books:

  • Psalm (5)
  • Proverbs (1)
  • Jeremiah (1)
  • Malachi (1)
  • Matthew (2)
  • Acts (1)
  • 2 Corinthians (1)
  • Ephesians (1)
  • Philippians (2)