Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and will be repaid in full.
Proverbs 19:17, NRSV
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Hebrews 13:16, NRSV
…give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap; for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.
Luke 6:38, NRSV
In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”
Acts 20:35, NRSV
Each of you must give as you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
2 Corinthians 9:7, NRSV
How does God’s love abide in anyone who has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses help?
1 John 3:17, NRSV
And whoever does not provide for relatives, and especially for family members, has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
1 Timothy 5:8, NRSV
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
1 Timothy 6:10, NRSV
For you know the generous act of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich.
2 Corinthians 8:9, NRSV
Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, “Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.”
Deuteronomy 15:11, NRSV
Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.
Ephesians 4:28, NRSV
…as the days on which the Jews gained relief from their enemies, and as the month that had been turned for them from sorrow into gladness and from mourning into a holiday; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, days for sending gifts of food to one another and presents to the poor.
Esther 9:22, NRSV
They asked only one thing, that we remember the poor, which was actually what I was eager to do.
Galatians 2:10, NRSV
…if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday.
Isaiah 58:10, NRSV
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
James 1:27, NRSV
Sell your possessions, and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys.
Luke 12:33, NRSV
In reply he said to them, “Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise.”
Luke 3:11, NRSV
Jesus said to him, “If you wish to be perfect, go, sell your possessions, and give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow me.”
Matthew 19:21, NRSV
And the king will answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.’
Matthew 25:40, NRSV
Give to everyone who begs from you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.
Matthew 5:42, NRSV
No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth.
Matthew 6:24, NRSV
Those who despise their neighbors are sinners, but happy are those who are kind to the poor.
Proverbs 14:21, NRSV
Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker, but those who are kind to the needy honor him.
Proverbs 14:31, NRSV
If you close your ear to the cry of the poor, you will cry out and not be heard.
Proverbs 21:13, NRSV
Those who are generous are blessed, for they share their bread with the poor.
Proverbs 22:9, NRSV
Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who turns a blind eye will get many a curse.
Proverbs 28:27, NRSV
One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.
Proverbs 28:8, NRSV
Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.
Proverbs 3:27, NRSV
They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is exalted in honor.
Psalm 112:9, NRSV
He raises the poor from the dust, and lifts the needy from the ash heap…
Psalm 113:7, NRSV
Give justice to the weak and the orphan; maintain the right of the lowly and the destitute.
Psalm 82:3, NRSV
Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
Romans 12:13, NRSV
For he delivers the needy when they call, the poor and those who have no helper. He has pity on the weak and the needy, and saves the lives of the needy. From oppression and violence he redeems their life; and precious is their blood in his sight.
Psalm 72:12–14, NRSV