Bible Verses About Poverty: General references

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

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

Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.

Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothea manwith rags.

Yeta little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Remove far from me falsehood and lies; Give me neither poverty nor riches; Feed me with the food that is needful for me:

Lest I be full, and denythee, and say, Who is Jehovah? Or lest I be poor, and steal, And use profanely the name of my God.

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.