What Does the Bible Say About Poverty?
Key Scriptures and spiritual guidance on poverty
Bībele runā par nabadzību daudzās vietās. Tā uzsver Dieva aicinājumu mums atbalstīt un palīdzēt tiem, kas ir nabadzīgi. Bībele arī norāda uz to, ka Dievs ir tuvu tiem, kas cieš nabadzībā, un aicina mūs būt dāsnākiem un rūpīgākiem pret tiem, kuriem ir nepieciešama palīdzība.
Bible Verses About Poverty
Proverbs 22:9
“Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.”
Proverbs 28:27
“Whoever gives to the poor will not want, but he who hides his eyes will get many a curse.”
Matthew 25:35
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me.”
Luke 12:33
“Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys.”
Isaiah 58:10
“If you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.”
Psalm 82:3
“Give justice to the weak and the fatherless; maintain the right of the afflicted and the destitute.”
James 2:15-16
“If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, and one of you says to them, "Go in peace, be warmed and filled," without giving them the things needed for the body, what good is that?”
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