1 Samuel 2:8chapter contextsimilarmeaning"He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them." 1 Samuel 2:8 KJVcopysave
He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them.
Jeremiah 2:34chapter contextsimilarmeaning"Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these." Jeremiah 2:34 KJVcopysave
Also in thy skirts is found the blood of the souls of the poor innocents: I have not found it by secret search, but upon all these.
Proverbs 10:4chapter contextsimilarmeaning"He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich." Proverbs 10:4 KJVcopysave
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Psalms 112:9chapter contextsimilarmeaning"He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour." Psalms 112:9 KJVcopysave
He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honour.
Proverbs 30:14chapter contextsimilarmeaning"There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men." Proverbs 30:14 KJVcopysave
There is a generation, whose teeth are as swords, and their jaw teeth as knives, to devour the poor from off the earth, and the needy from among men.
Psalms 70:5chapter contextsimilarmeaning"But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying." Psalms 70:5 KJVcopysave
But I am poor and needy: make haste unto me, O God: thou art my help and my deliverer; O LORD, make no tarrying.
Ecclesiastes 6:8chapter contextsimilarmeaning"For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?" Ecclesiastes 6:8 KJVcopysave
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
Jeremiah 20:13chapter contextsimilarmeaning"Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers." Jeremiah 20:13 KJVcopysave
Sing unto the LORD, praise ye the LORD: for he hath delivered the soul of the poor from the hand of evildoers.
Deuteronomy 24:15chapter contextsimilarmeaning"At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee." Deuteronomy 24:15 KJVcopysave
At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.
1 Samuel 2:7chapter contextsimilarmeaning"The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up." 1 Samuel 2:7 KJVcopysave
The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Ecclesiastes 9:16chapter contextsimilarmeaning"Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard." Ecclesiastes 9:16 KJVcopysave
Then said I, Wisdom is better than strength: nevertheless the poor man's wisdom is despised, and his words are not heard.
Psalms 10:8chapter contextsimilarmeaning"He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor." Psalms 10:8 KJVcopysave
He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
Leviticus 25:39chapter contextsimilarmeaning"And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:" Leviticus 25:39 KJVcopysave
And if thy brother that dwelleth by thee be waxen poor, and be sold unto thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bondservant:
Isaiah 66:2chapter contextsimilarmeaning"For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word." Isaiah 66:2 KJVcopysave
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Leviticus 25:35chapter contextsimilarmeaning"And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee." Leviticus 25:35 KJVcopysave
And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: yea, though he be a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.
Proverbs 21:17chapter contextsimilarmeaning"He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich." Proverbs 21:17 KJVcopysave
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Psalms 72:13chapter contextsimilarmeaning"He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy." Psalms 72:13 KJVcopysave
He shall spare the poor and needy, and shall save the souls of the needy.
Proverbs 19:17chapter contextsimilarmeaning"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 KJVcopysave
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Isaiah 11:4chapter contextsimilarmeaning"But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked." Isaiah 11:4 KJVcopysave
But with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
Leviticus 14:21chapter contextsimilarmeaning"And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;" Leviticus 14:21 KJVcopysave
And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;
1 Samuel 18:23chapter contextsimilarmeaning"And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?" 1 Samuel 18:23 KJVcopysave
And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
Ecclesiastes 5:8chapter contextsimilarmeaning"If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they." Ecclesiastes 5:8 KJVcopysave
If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and violent perverting of judgment and justice in a province, marvel not at the matter: for he that is higher than the highest regardeth; and there be higher than they.
Esther 9:22chapter contextsimilarmeaning"As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor." Esther 9:22 KJVcopysave
As the days wherein the Jews rested from their enemies, and the month which was turned unto them from sorrow to joy, and from mourning into a good day: that they should make them days of feasting and joy, and of sending portions one to another, and gifts to the poor.
Exodus 30:15chapter contextsimilarmeaning"The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls." Exodus 30:15 KJVcopysave
The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.
Psalms 10:14chapter contextsimilarmeaning"Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless." Psalms 10:14 KJVcopysave
Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Ruth 3:10chapter contextsimilarmeaning"And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich." Ruth 3:10 KJVcopysave
And he said, Blessed be thou of the LORD, my daughter: for thou hast shewed more kindness in the latter end than at the beginning, inasmuch as thou followedst not young men, whether poor or rich.
Job 20:19chapter contextsimilarmeaning"Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;" Job 20:19 KJVcopysave
Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
Deuteronomy 15:4chapter contextsimilarmeaning"Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:" Deuteronomy 15:4 KJVcopysave
Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
Isaiah 25:4chapter contextsimilarmeaning"For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall." Isaiah 25:4 KJVcopysave
For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
Exodus 23:11chapter contextsimilarmeaning"But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard." Exodus 23:11 KJVcopysave
But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.