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Top 25 Bible Verses About Jesus And The Poor (KJV)

This is a hand-curated and ranked list of 25 of the most relevant Bible verses about Jesus And The Poor (KJV). Verses are ranked by number of votes.

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Proverbs 19:17

#1
586 votes
17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.

Proverbs 14:31

#2
478 votes
31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.

Proverbs 22:9

#3
461 votes
9 He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

Deuteronomy 15:11

#4
451 votes
11 For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.
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Proverbs 28:27

#6
334 votes
27 He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

Luke 14:13

#7
307 votes
13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

Luke 6:20-21

#8
296 votes
20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
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Proverbs 21:13

#10
256 votes
13 Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

Luke 14:12-14

#11
253 votes
12 Then said he also to him that bade him, When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friends, nor thy brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor thy rich neighbours; lest they also bid thee again, and a recompence be made thee. 13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind: 14 And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just.

Deuteronomy 15:7-8

#12
249 votes
7 If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother: 8 But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
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Proverbs 29:7

#14
248 votes
7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.

Matthew 19:21

#15
247 votes
21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.

2 Corinthians 8:9

#16
244 votes
9 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.
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Galatians 2:10

#18
238 votes
10 Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do.

1 John 3:17

#19
237 votes
17 But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?

Mark 10:21

#20
234 votes
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him, and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, take up the cross, and follow me.
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Proverbs 14:21

#22
232 votes
21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Psalm 140:12

#23
231 votes
12 I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and the right of the poor.

Proverbs 22:22-23

#24
223 votes
22 Rob not the poor, because he is poor: neither oppress the afflicted in the gate: 23 For the LORD will plead their cause, and spoil the soul of those that spoiled them.
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Luke 4:18

#26
220 votes
18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

Proverbs 31:8-9

#27
209 votes
8 Open thy mouth for the dumb in the cause of all such as are appointed to destruction. 9 Open thy mouth, judge righteously, and plead the cause of the poor and needy.

Matthew 5:3

#28
202 votes
3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 26:11

#29
194 votes
11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

Isaiah 61:1

#30
192 votes
1 The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Matthew 25:40

#31
192 votes
40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.
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