What the Bible says about

Poverty

12 references · Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · tap any verse for study tools

“and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.”
Proverbs 6:11 BSB
“The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.”
Proverbs 10:15 BSB
“Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.”
Proverbs 15:16 BSB
“Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.”
Proverbs 16:8 BSB
“Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.”
Ecclesiastes 4:6 BSB
“Do not love sleep, or you will grow poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of food.”
Proverbs 20:13 BSB
“For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.”
Proverbs 23:21 BSB
“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,”
Proverbs 24:33 BSB
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