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The 14 most-voted verses about the poor, from 8 books, ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.

Proverbs 19:17 (BSB)

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Proverbs 19:17 (KJV)

He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.

Proverbs 19:17 (WEB)

Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 14:31 (BSB)

He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Proverbs 14:31 (KJV)

He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 14:31 (WEB)

A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.

Proverbs 22:9 (BSB)

He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Proverbs 22:9 (KJV)

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.

Proverbs 22:9 (WEB)

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.

Luke 12:33 (BSB)

Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.

Luke 12:33 (KJV)

Sell what you have and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don’t grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn’t fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.

Luke 12:33 (WEB)

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?

1 John 3:17 (BSB)

But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels [of compassion] from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

1 John 3:17 (KJV)

But whoever has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, then closes his heart of compassion against him, how does God’s love remain in him?

1 John 3:17 (WEB)

He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.

Proverbs 14:21 (BSB)

He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy [is] he.

Proverbs 14:21 (KJV)

He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.

Proverbs 14:21 (WEB)

Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

Proverbs 28:27 (BSB)

He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Proverbs 28:27 (KJV)

One who gives to the poor has no lack; but one who closes his eyes will have many curses.

Proverbs 28:27 (WEB)

The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.

Proverbs 29:7 (BSB)

The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: [but] the wicked regardeth not to know [it].

Proverbs 29:7 (KJV)

The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.

Proverbs 29:7 (WEB)

Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.

Matthew 5:42 (BSB)

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Matthew 5:42 (KJV)

Give to him who asks you, and don’t turn away him who desires to borrow from you.

Matthew 5:42 (WEB)

Jesus told him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell your possessions and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then come, follow Me.”

Matthew 19:21 (BSB)

Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go [and] sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come [and] follow me.

Matthew 19:21 (KJV)

Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me.”

Matthew 19:21 (WEB)

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.’”

Acts 20:35 (BSB)

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.

Acts 20:35 (KJV)

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.’ ”

Acts 20:35 (WEB)

Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:7 (BSB)

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:7 (KJV)

Let each man give according as he has determined in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.

2 Corinthians 9:7 (WEB)

They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do.

Galatians 2:10 (BSB)

Only [they would] that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

Galatians 2:10 (KJV)

They only asked us to remember the poor—which very thing I was also zealous to do.

Galatians 2:10 (WEB)

Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.

James 1:27 (BSB)

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, [and] to keep himself unspotted from the world.

James 1:27 (KJV)

Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this: to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.

James 1:27 (WEB)

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