Bible Verses About Poverty

And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

The wealth of the rich is his strong city, The ruin of the poor is their poverty.

Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

Better is a little with righteousness, Than abundance of increase without justice.

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes--be satisfied with bread.

For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

A little sleep--a little slumber--A little folding of the hands to lie down.

And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!

Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled with poverty.

Vanity and a lying word put far from me, Poverty or wealth give not to me, Cause me to eat the bread of my portion,

Lest I become satiated, and have denied, And have said, `Who is Jehovah?' And lest I be poor, and have stolen, And have laid hold of the name of my God.

`Better is a handful with quietness, than two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.'