Psalms 109:31
109:31 because he stands at the right hand of the needy,
to deliver him from those who threaten his life.
Job 5:15-16
5:15 So he saves from the sword that comes from their mouth,
even the poor from the hand of the powerful.
5:16 Thus the poor have hope,
and iniquity shuts its mouth.
Ezekiel 34:16
34:16 I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them – with judgment!
Matthew 5:3
5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them.
Matthew 18:11
18:11 [[EMPTY]]
James 2:5-6
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?