Feed the Poor

Proverbs 19:17 - He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, And He will pay back what he has given.

Psalms 41:1 - Blessed is he who considers the poor; The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

Psalms 112:9 - He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever; His horn will be exalted with honor.

2 Corinthians 9:9 - As it is written: He has dispersed abroad, He has given to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.

Proverbs 14:21 - ...But he who has mercy on the poor, happy is he.

Psalms 82:3 - Defend the poor and fatherless; Do justice to the afflicted and needy.

Proverbs 28:27 - He who gives to the poor will not lack, But he who hides his eyes will have many curses.

Proverbs 14:31 - He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.

Matthew 19:21 - Jesus said to him, If you want to be perfect, go, sell what you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.

Luke 14:13-14 - But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just.

Luke 19:8 - Then Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Look, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by false accusation, I restore fourfold. And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is a son of Abraham

2 Corinthians 9:13-14 - While, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you.

Matthew 25:31-40 - When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory.

[32] All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats.

[33] And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

[34] Then the King will say to those on His right hand, Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

[35] for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in;

[36] I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.

[37] Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink?

[38] When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You?

[39] Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?

[40] And the King will answer and say to them, Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.

Isaiah 58:5-11 - Is it a fast that I have chosen, A day for a man to afflict his soul? Is it to bow down his head like a bulrush, And to spread out sackcloth and ashes? Would you call this a fast, And an acceptable day to the Lord?

[6] Is this not the fast that I have chosen: To loose the bonds of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, To let the oppressed go free, And that you break every yoke?

[7] Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, And that you bring to your house the poor who are cast out; When you see the naked, that you cover him, And not hide yourself from your own flesh?

[8] Then your light shall break forth like the morning, Your healing shall spring forth speedily, And your righteousness shall go before you; The glory of the Lord shall be your rear guard.

[9] Then you shall call, and the Lord will answer; You shall cry, and He will say, Here I am. If you take away the yoke from your midst, The pointing of the finger, and speaking wickedness,

[10] If you extend your soul to the hungry And satisfy the afflicted soul, Then your light shall dawn in the darkness, And your darkness shall be as the noonday.

[11] The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Deuteronomy 15:7-11 - If there is among you a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart nor shut your hand from your poor brother,

[8] but you shall open your hand wide to him and willingly lend him sufficient for his need, whatever he needs.

[9] Beware lest there be a wicked thought in your heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand, and your eye be evil against your poor brother and you give him nothing, and he cry out to the Lord against you, and it become sin among you.

[10] You shall surely give to him, and your heart should not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your works and in all to which you put your hand.

[11] For the poor will never cease from the land; therefore I command you, saying, You shall open your hand wide to your brother, to your poor and your needy, in your land.

Leviticus 19:10 - And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 25:35 - If one of your brethren becomes poor, and falls into poverty among you, then you shall help him, like a stranger or a sojourner, that he may live with you.