Luke 1:53

1:53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.

Proverbs 14:20

14:20 A poor person is disliked even by his neighbors,

but those who love the rich are many.

Proverbs 22:16

22:16 The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain

and the one who gives to the rich – both end up only in poverty.

James 2:1-6

Prejudice and the Law of Love

2:1 My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ. 2:2 For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes, 2:3 do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say, “You sit here in a good place,” and to the poor person, “You stand over there,” or “Sit on the floor”? 2:4 If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives? 2:5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him? 2:6 But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?