Bible verses about "poverty" | Great

⁹ When ye reape doune the rype corne of youre lande, ye shall not repe doune the vtmost border of youre felde, nether shalt thou gather that whych is lefte be hynde in thy haruest. ¹⁰ Thou shalt not plucke in all thy vyneyarde clene, nether gather in the grapes that are ouerscaped. But thou shalt leaue them for the pore and straunger. I am the Lorde youre God.

¹ A Psalme of Asaph. God standeth in the congregacyon of prynces: he is Iudge amonge Goddes. ² How longe will ye geue wrong iudgement, and accepte the personnes of the vngodly? Sela. ³ Defende the poore and fatherlesse, se that soch as be in nede and necessite haue ryght. ⁴ Delyuer the out caste & poore: saue them from the hande of the vngodly. ⁵ They wyll not be lerned ner vnderstande, but walcke on styll in darcknesse: all the foundacyons of the erth be out of course. ⁶ I haue sayde. ye are Goddes, and ye all are chyldren of the moost hyest. ⁷ But ye shall dye lyke men, and fall lyke one of the prynces. ⁸ Aryse, O God, and iudge thou the earth, for thou shalt take all Heathen to thine enheritaunce.

⁵ Who so laugheth the poore to scorne, blasphemeth his maker: and he that is glad of another mans hurte, shall not be vnpunyshed.

⁷ The ryghteous considreth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandynge.

⁴ Ryches make many frendes: but the pore is forsaken of hys neyghboure.

⁷ The ryche ruleth the poore: & the borower is seruaunt to the lender.

³³ Yee, slepe on styll a lytle, slombre a lytle, folde thy handes together yet a lytle: ³⁴ so shall pouerte come vnto the as one that trauayleth by the waye, & necessite lyke a weapened man.

¹¹ The rych man thyncketh him self to be wyse, but the poore that hath vnderstandynge, can perceaue him well ynough,

¹ When he sawe the people, he went vp into a mountayne, and when he was sett, hys discyples came to him: ² and after that he had opened hys mouth, he taught them, sayinge: ³ Blessed are the poore in sprete, for theyrs is the kyngdome of heauen. ⁴ Blessed are they that mourne, for they shall receaue comfort. ⁵ Blessed are the meke: for they shall receaue the enheritaunce of the earth. ⁶ Blessed are they which honger and thyrst after ryghteousnes: for they shalbe satisfyed. ⁷ Blessed are the mercyful: for they shall obteyne mercy. ⁸ Blessed are the pure in herte: for they shall se God. ⁹ Blessed are the peace makers: for they shalbe called the children of God. ¹⁰ Blessed are they which suffre persecucyon for righteousnes sake: for theirs is the kingdome of heauen. ¹¹ Blessed are ye, when men reuyle you, and persecute you, and shall falesy say all maner of euyll sayinge against you, for my sake. ¹² Reioyse & be glad for greate is your rewarde in heuen. For so persecuted they the prophetes, which were before you. ¹³ Ye are the salt of the earth: But yf the salt haue lost the saltnes, what shalbe seasoned therwith? It is thence forth good for nothynge, but to be cast out, and to be troaden downe of men. ¹⁴ Ye are the light of the world. A cytie that is set on an hyll cannot be hyd, ¹⁵ nether do men lyght a candell, and put it vnder a busshell, but on a candelstyck, and it geueth light vnto all that are in the house. ¹⁶ Let your light so shyne before men. That they maye se your good worckes, & gloryfy your father, which is in heauen. ¹⁷ Thynke not that I am come to destroye the lawe, or the prophetes: no, I am not come to destroye, but to fulfyll. ¹⁸ For truely I saye vnto you: tyll heauen and earth passe, one iott or one tytle of the lawe shal not scape, tyll all be fulfylled. ¹⁹ Whosoeuer therfore breaketh one of these leest commaundementes, and teacheth men so, he shalbe called the leest in the kyngdome of heauen. But whosoeuer doeth and teacheth, the same shalbe called greate in the kyngdome of heauen. ²⁰ For I saye vnto you: except your righteousnesse exceade the ryghteousnesse of the Scribes and Pharises, ye cannot entre into the kyngdome of heauen. ²¹ Ye haue heard that it was sayd vnto them of the olde tyme. Thou shalt no kyll: whosoeuer killeth, shalbe in daunger of iudgement. ²² But I say vnto you: that whosoeuer is angrye with hys brother (vnaduysedly) shalbe in daunger of iudgement. And whosoeuer saye vnto hys brother Racha, shalbe in daunger of a councell. But whosoeuer sayeth thou foole, shalbe in daunger of hell fyre. ²³ Therfore, yf thou offrest thy gyfte at the aulter, and there remembrest that thy brother hath ought agaynst the: ²⁴ leaue ther thyne offringe before the aulter & go thy waye fyrst, and be reconcyled to thy brother, and then come, and offre thy gyfte. ²⁵ Agree with thyne aduersary quycklye whyles thou art in the waye with him, lest at any tyme the aduersary deliuer the to the iudge, and the iudge delyuer the to the mynister, and then thou be cast into preson. ²⁶ Uerely, I say vnto the: thou shalt not come out thence, tyll thou haue payed the vtmost farthynge. ²⁷ Ye haue herde that it was sayd vnto them of olde tyme. Thou shall no committ aduoutrye. ²⁸ But I say vnto you that whosoeuer loketh on another mans wyfe to lust after her, hath commytted aduoutrye with her all ready in hys hert. ²⁹ Yf thy ryght eye hynder the, plucke hym out, and cast hym from the. For better it is vnto the, that one of thy membres perysshe, then that thy whole body shuld be cast into hell. ³⁰ And yf thy ryght hande hynder the, cutt hym of, and cast hym from the. For better it is vnto the, that one of thy membres perysshe, then that all thy body shulde be cast into hell. ³¹ It is sayd, whosoeuer putteth awaye his wyfe, lett hym geue her a letter of the deuorcement. ³² But I say vnto you: that whosoeuer doth put awaye his wyfe (excepte it be for fornycacyon) causeth her to breake matrymony. And whosoeuer maryeth her that is deuorsed commiteth aduoutrye. ³³ Agayne, ye haue hearde how it was sayd to them of olde tyme: thou shalt not forsweare thy selfe, but shalt perfourme vnto the Lorde those thinges that thou swearest. ³⁴ But I say vnto you: sweare not at all: nether by heauen, for it is Goddes seate, ³⁵ nor by the earth, for it is his fote stole: nether by Ierusalem, for it is the cytie of the great king: ³⁶ nether shalt thou sweare by thy heed, because thou canst not make one heare whyte or blacke. ³⁷ But your communicacyon shalbe, ye, ye, nay, nay: For whatsoeuer is added more then these, it commeth of euyll. ³⁸ Ye haue hearde that it is sayd: an eye for an eye: and a toth for a toth. ³⁹ But I saye vnto you, that ye resist not euell. But whosoeuer geue the a blowe on the ryght cheke, turne to hym the other also. ⁴⁰ And yf eny man wyll sue the at the law, and take awaye thy coate, let him haue thy clooke also. ⁴¹ And whosoeuer wyll compell the to go a myle, go with him twayne. ⁴² Geue to him that asketh the, and from hym that wolde borowe, turne not thou awaye. ⁴³ Ye haue heard that it is sayde, thou shalt loue thyne neyghbour, and hate thyne enemy. ⁴⁴ But I saye vnto you: loue your enemyes. Blesse them that curse you. Do good to them that hate you. Praye for them which hurt you and persecute you, ⁴⁵ that ye maye be the children of your father which is in heauen: for he maketh his sonne to aryse on the euell, & on the good, & sendeth rayne on the iust & on the vniust. ⁴⁶ For yf ye loue them which loue you: what reward haue ye? Do not the publycans also euen the same? ⁴⁷ And yf ye make moche of your brethren only, what singuler thinge do ye? Do not also the publicans lykewise? ⁴⁸ ye shall therfore be perfecte, euen as your father which is in heauen is perfecte.

³² Feare not lytell flocke, for it is youre fathers pleasure, to geue you the kyngdome. ³³ Sell that ye haue, and geue almes. And prepare you bagges, which wexe not olde, euen a treasure that fayleth not in heauen, where no thefe commeth, nether moth corrupteth. ³⁴ For where youre treasure is, there will youre herte be also.

¹⁷ But whoso hath thys worldes good and seyth hys brother haue neade: and shutteth vp his compassion from him: how dwelleth the loue of God in hym?

¹⁶ Then sayde I: wysdome is better then strength. Neuertheles, a symple mans wysdome is despised, & hys wordes are not herde.

⁶ A poore man leadynge a godly lyfe, is better then the ryche that goeth in frowarde wayes.

²⁰ And he lyft vp his eyes vpon the disciples and sayd: Blessed be ye pore, for yours is the kingdome of God. ²¹ Blessed are ye that honger now, for ye shalbe satisfyed. Blessed are ye that wepe now, for ye shall laugh.

² The ryche and poore are together: the Lorde is the maker of them all.

¹³ Delyte not thou in slepe, lest thou come vnto pouertye: but open thyne eyes, that thou mayst haue bred ynough.

⁸ Be thou an aduocate, for the dombe and stande in iudgement thy selfe, to speake for all soch as be socourles in this transitorye worlde. ⁹ Open thy mouth, defende the thynge that is lawfull and ryght, and the cause of the poore and helpelesse.

⁹ For ye knowe the liberalytie of oure Lord Iesus Christ, that though he was ryche, yet for youre sakes he became poore that ye, thorowe hys pouertye, myght be made ryche.

³⁵ If thy brother be waxen poore, and fallen in decaye with the, thou shalt releue him, both the straunger and soiourner, that he maye lyue with the.