Helping the Poor. What Does the Bible Say?

THIS.....pray for those who have need in our Greater Montgomery area. God says to. We must be obedient to pray and then act on obedience. 


SPEAK UP FOR those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:8-9

DO NOT EXPLOIT the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court, for the Lord will take up their case and will exact life for life. Proverbs 22:22-23

DO NOT WITHHOLD good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to act. Do not say to your neighbor, "Come back tomorrow and I’ll give it to you"—when you already have it with you. Proverbs 3:27-28

A generous person will prosper; whoever refreshes others will be refreshed. Proverbs 11:25

IT IS A SIN to despise one’s neighbor, but blessed is the one who is kind to the needy. Proverbs 14:21

WHOEVER OPPRESSES the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. Proverbs 14:31

WHOEVER IS KIND to the poor lends to the Lord, and he will reward them for what they have done. Proverbs 19:17

WHOEVER SHUTS THEIR EAR to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered. Proverbs 21:13 

THE GENEROUS WILL BE BLESSED , for they share their food with the poor. Proverbs 22:9
THOSE WHO GIVE to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses. Proverbs 28:27

The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Psalm 9:9
..............But God will never forget the needy; the hope of the afflicted will never perish. Psalm 9:18