Bible Verses About Riches And The Poor

For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.

Direct passage for Christ's poverty and believers' riches.

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

Proverb against oppressing the poor for riches.

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

Rich and poor are both made by the Lord.

The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

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The poor is hated even of his own neighbour: but the rich hath many friends.

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Both low and high, rich and poor, together.

Short verse on rich and poor together.

The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.

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Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;

Central New Testament charge to the rich.

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.

Sell possessions and give alms.

Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

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Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Do alms in secret.

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven.

Same secret-alms command.

And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!

Riches make kingdom entry hard.

Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him?

God chooses the poor to be rich in faith.

But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.

Give alms of what you have.

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Hidden alms command.

And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much.

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And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury.

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Who seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple asked an alms.

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Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.

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But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?

Accuses rich men of oppression.

That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate;

Generous and ready to share.

And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.

Make friends of unrighteous mammon.

But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

Woe to the rich.

Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Self-deceived wealth warning.

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

Proverb on wealth gathering to the generous poor.

But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Warns that the desire to be rich leads to ruin.

That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.

Secret almsgiving with reward.

For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

The widow gives all she has.

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich.

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He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

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So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

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