Blessed is he who has regard for the weak:
The Lord delivers him in times of trouble.
Psalm 41: 1
I know that the Lord secures justice for the poor
And uphold the cause of the needy.
Psalm 140:12
He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker,
But whoever is kind to the needy honours God.
Proverbs 14:31
He who is kind to the poor lends to the LORD,
and he will reward him for what he has done.
Proverbs 19:17
If a man shuts his ears to the cry of the poor,
He too will cry out and not be answered.
Proverbs 21:13
Train child in the way he should go,
And when he is old he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6
He who gives to the poor will lack nothing,
But he who closes his eyes to them receives many curses.
Proverbs 28:27
The righteous care about justice for the poor,
But the wicked have no such concern.
Proverbs 29:7
“Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
defend the rights of all who are destitute
|Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy”
Proverbs 31:8-9
Learn to do right!
Seek justice,
Encourage the oppressed
Defend the cause of the fatherless,
Plead the case of the widow.
Isaiah 1:17
He defended the cause of the poor and needy,
And so all went well is that not what it means to know me?”
Declares the LORD.
Jeremiah 22:16
He has showed you, O man, what is good.
And what does the LORD require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy
And to walk humbly with your God.
Micah 6:8
And if anyone gives even a cup of cold
water to one of these little ones because he is
my disciple, I tell you the truth. He will
certainly not lose his reward.
Matthew 10:42
And whoever welcomes l little child
like this in my name welcomes me.
Matthew 18:5
“See that you do not look down on one of these little ones.
For I tell you that their angels in heaven
always see the face of my father in heaven”
Matthew 18:10
When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them,
“Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.
Mark 10:14
But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled,
the lame, the blind,
Luke 14:13
If I give all I possess to the poor and surrender my body to the flames,
but have not love, I gain nothing,
1Corinthians 13:3
All they asked was that we should continue to remember the poor,
the very thing I was eager to do.
Galatians 2:10
Command those who are rich in this present world not to be arrogant nor to put their hope in wealth, which is so uncertain, but to put their hope in God, who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment .
Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds, and to be generous and willing to share.
1Timothy 6:17-18
Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
James 1:27
Listen, my dear brothers: Has not God chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faith and to inherit the kingdom he promise those who love him?
James 2:5
Suppose a brother or sister is without cloth and daily food,
If one of you says to him, “ Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed, “but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it?
James 2:15-16
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be him?
Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
1John 3:17-18
For I testify that they gave as much as they were able, and even beyond their ability. Entirely on their own,
At the present time your plenty will supply what they what you need. Then there will be equality,
2Corinthians 8:3, 14
“they also will answer, “ Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?
“He will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.
“then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
Matthew 25:44-46
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