Bible Verses About Poverty: General references

so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity 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 the LORD, than great treasure with trouble.

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

Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty. Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

for the drunkard and the glutton shall become poor; and drowsiness clothes them in rags.

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

so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.

One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

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, deny you, and say, ‘Who is the LORD?’ or lest I be poor, and steal, and so dishonor the name of my God.

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