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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0;"/><title>Topical Bible: Needy</title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/topical/n/needy.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/newtopical.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/topical/vmenus/luke/11-41.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmcde/n/needy.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/topical/">Topical</a> > Needy</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/topical/n/needs.htm" title="Needs">◄</a> Needy <a href="/topical/n/needy_man.htm" title="Needy Man">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">Jump to: <a href="#isb" title="International Standard Bible Encyclopedia">ISBE</a> • <a href="#web" title="Webster's Dictionary">Webster's</a> • <a href="#cnc" title="Multiversion Concordance">Concordance</a> • <a href="#thes" title="Bible Thesaurus">Thesaurus</a> • <a href="#grk" title="Strong's Greek Concordance">Greek</a> • <a href="#heb" title="Strong's Hebrew Concordance">Hebrew</a> • <a href="#lib" title="Library">Library</a> • <a href="#sub" title="Subtopics">Subtopics</a> • <a href="#rel" title="Related Terms">Terms</a></div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><a name="te" id="te"></a><div class="vheading2">Topical Encyclopedia</div>The term "needy" in the Bible refers to individuals who are in a state of poverty or destitution, lacking the basic necessities of life such as food, clothing, and shelter. The Scriptures frequently address the condition of the needy, emphasizing God's concern for them and the responsibility of His people to care for those in need. Old Testament Context In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word often translated as "needy" is "ebyon," which denotes someone who is poor or in want. The Law of Moses includes numerous provisions for the care of the needy, reflecting God's compassion and justice. For example, <a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10</a> instructs, "You must not strip your vineyard bare or gather its fallen grapes. Leave them for the poor and the foreigner. I am the LORD your God." This command is part of the broader principle of gleaning, where landowners were to leave portions of their harvest for the poor and needy to collect. The Psalms frequently highlight God's care for the needy. <a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Psalm 72:12-13</a> states, "For he will deliver the needy who cry out and the afflicted who have no helper. He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed." These verses underscore the divine commitment to justice and mercy for those in distress. The prophets also speak to the issue of the needy, often condemning Israel for neglecting them. <a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a> calls for true fasting, which includes "sharing your bread with the hungry, bringing the homeless poor into your house, clothing the naked when you see him, and not turning away from your own flesh and blood." New Testament Context In the New Testament, the Greek word "ptochos" is commonly used to describe the needy or poor. Jesus' ministry was marked by a profound concern for the needy, as seen in His teachings and actions. In the Beatitudes, Jesus declares, "Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven" (<a href="/matthew/5-3.htm">Matthew 5:3</a>). This statement highlights the spiritual dimension of poverty, recognizing the humility and dependence on God that often accompanies material need. Jesus' parable of the Good Samaritan (<a href="/luke/10-25.htm">Luke 10:25-37</a>) further illustrates the call to care for the needy, emphasizing love and compassion for one's neighbor, regardless of social or ethnic boundaries. The early church continued this mission, as seen in <a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34-35</a>, where believers shared their possessions so that "there were no needy ones among them." The apostle Paul also addressed the needs of the poor, organizing collections for the saints in Jerusalem (<a href="/romans/15-26.htm">Romans 15:26</a>). He encouraged generosity and the sharing of resources, as seen in <a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a>, "Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not out of regret or compulsion. For God loves a cheerful giver." Theological Significance The biblical mandate to care for the needy is rooted in the character of God, who is described as a defender of the poor and oppressed. <a href="/proverbs/14-31.htm">Proverbs 14:31</a> states, "Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him." This reflects the belief that how one treats the needy is a reflection of their relationship with God. The call to care for the needy is also a reflection of the Gospel, which proclaims God's love and provision for all people, regardless of their social or economic status. Believers are called to emulate Christ's love and compassion, serving as His hands and feet in a world where need and suffering persist.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (a.) Distressed by lack of the means of living; very poor; indigent; necessitous.2. (superl.) Necessary; requiste.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div>NEEDYned'-i ('ebhyon). See <a href="../p/poor.htm">POOR</a>.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1729b.htm">1729b. endees -- in want, needy</a> ... 1729a, 1729b. endees. 1730 . in want, needy. Transliteration: endees Short Definition: needy. Word Origin from endeo (to fall short ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1729b.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/3998.htm">3998. penichros -- needy, poor</a> ... needy, poor. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: penichros Phonetic Spelling: (pen-tikh-ros') Short Definition: poor, needy Definition: poor, needy. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3998.htm - 6k<a href="/greek/1729.htm">1729. endees -- ninth</a> ... ninth. Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: endees Phonetic Spelling: (en-deh-ace') Short Definition: in need, needy Definition: in need, needy, poor. ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1729.htm - 5k<a href="/greek/3983.htm">3983. peinao -- to hunger, be hungry</a> ... to hunger, be hungry. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: peinao Phonetic Spelling: (pi-nah'-o) Short Definition: I am hungry, needy Definition: I am hungry ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3983.htm - 7k<a href="/greek/2130.htm">2130. eumetadotos -- ready to impart</a> ... virtue. The teaching is Christian: John the Baptist had instructed people to give to the needy (Lk 3:11)" (C. Spicq, 2, 121).]. Word ... //strongsnumbers.com/greek2/2130.htm - 7k<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/34.htm">34. ebyon -- in want, needy, poor</a> ... 33, 34. ebyon. 35 . in want, needy, poor. Transliteration: ebyon Phonetic Spelling: (eb-yone') Short Definition: needy. Word Origin ... /hebrew/34.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/2638.htm">2638. chaser -- needy, lacking, in want of</a> ... 2637, 2638. chaser. 2639 . needy, lacking, in want of. Transliteration: chaser Phonetic Spelling: (khaw-sare') Short Definition: lacks. ... /hebrew/2638.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/6040b.htm">6040b. anay -- poor, needy</a> ... poor, needy. Transliteration: anay Short Definition: poor. Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to ani Definition poor, needy NASB Word Usage poor (1). ... /hebrew/6040b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/6041.htm">6041. ani -- poor, afflicted, humble</a> ... Word Origin from anah Definition poor, afflicted, humble NASB Word Usage afflicted (42), afflicted one (1), humble (3), lowly (1), needy (2), needy and poor (1 ... /hebrew/6041.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1800.htm">1800. dal -- a door</a> ... lean, needy, poor man, weaker From dalal; properly, dangling, ie (by implication) weak or thin -- lean, needy, poor (man), weaker. see HEBREW dalal. ... /hebrew/1800.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/7326.htm">7326. rush -- to be in want or poor</a> ... lack, needy, make self poor man. A primitive root; to be destitute -- lack, needy, (make self) poor (man). 7325, 7326. rush. 7327 . Strong's Numbers. /hebrew/7326.htm - 6k <a href="/hebrew/1800b.htm">1800b. dal -- low, weak, poor, thin</a> ... Word Origin from dalal Definition low, weak, poor, thin NASB Word Usage depressed (1), helpless (7), least (1), lowly (2), needy (1), poor (29), poor man (3 ... /hebrew/1800b.htm - 5k <a href="/hebrew/6035.htm">6035. anav -- poor, afflicted, humble, meek</a> ... Or (by intermixture with aniy) Aanayv {aw-nawv'}; from anah; depressed (figuratively), in mind (gentle) or circumstances (needy, especially saintly) -- humble ... /hebrew/6035.htm - 6k<a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><a href="/library/brownlie/hymns_of_the_russian_church/xv_o_jesus_trust_of.htm">O Jesus, Trust of Needy Souls,</a> ... FAITH AND PENITENCE XV O Jesus, Trust of needy souls,. 8,8,8,4. O Jesus, Trust of needy souls,. A Saviour from their sins, confessed; ... /.../brownlie/hymns of the russian church/xv o jesus trust of.htm<a href="/library/thaumaturgus/a_metaphrase_of_the_book_of_ecclesiastes/chapter_xi_moreover_it_is.htm">Moreover, it is a Righteous Thing to Give to the Needy of Thy ...</a> ... Chapter XI. Moreover, it is a righteous thing to give to the needy of thy bread? Moreover, it is a righteous thing to give (to ... /.../a metaphrase of the book of ecclesiastes/chapter xi moreover it is.htm<a href="/library/tertullian/the_five_books_against_marcion/chapter_xiv_christs_sermon_on_the.htm">Christ's Sermon on the Mount in Manner and Contents it So ...</a> ... [3936] "Blessed are the needy" (for no less than this is required for interpreting the word in the Greek, [3937] "because theirs is the kingdom of heaven ... /.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xiv christs sermon on the.htm<a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_corporal_alms_are_of.htm">Whether Corporal Alms are of More Account than Spiritual Alms?</a> ... need. Now the body which is relieved by corporal alms, is by nature more needy than the spirit which is relieved by spiritual alms. ... /.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether corporal alms are of.htm<a href="/library/various/constitutions_of_the_holy_apostles/sec_i_concerning_widows.htm">Concerning Widows.</a> ... Besides, do thou, O bishop, be mindful of the needy, both reaching out thy helping hand and making provision for them as the steward of God, distributing ... /.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec i concerning widows.htm<a href="/library/justin/dialogue_of_justin_philosopher_and_martyr_with_trypho/chapter_xxxiv_nor_does_ps_lxxii.htm">Nor Does Ps. Lxxii. Apply to Solomon, Whose Faults Christians ...</a> ... righteousness. He shall judge the poor of the people, and shall save the children of the needy, and shall abase the slanderer. He ... /.../chapter xxxiv nor does ps lxxii.htm<a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_xii.htm">Psalm XII.</a> ... 6. "Because of the wretchedness of the needy and the sighing of the poor, now I will arise, saith the Lord" [463] (ver.5). For so the Lord Himself in the ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm xii.htm<a href="/library/murray/with_christ_in_the_school_of_prayer/eighth_lesson_because_of_his.htm">Eighth Lesson. Because of his Importunity;'</a> ... There is, first, the love which seeks to help the needy around us: my friend is come to me.' Then the need which urges to the cry I have nothing to set before ... /.../murray/with christ in the school of prayer/eighth lesson because of his.htm<a href="/library/anonymous/scottish_psalter_and_paraphrases/psalm_72.htm">Psalm 72</a> ... shall do by righteousness. ^4The people's poor ones he shall judge,. the needy's children save; ... do service to him shall. ^12For he the needy shall preserve,. ... /...//christianbookshelf.org/anonymous/scottish psalter and paraphrases/psalm 72.htm<a href="/library/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/sermon_xvi_on_the_fast.htm">On the Fast of the Tenth Month.</a> ... On the Fast of the Tenth Month. I. The prosperous must show forth their thankfulness to God, by liberality to the poor and needy. ... /.../christianbookshelf.org/leo/writings of leo the great/sermon xvi on the fast.htm<a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/n/needy.htm">Needy (83 Occurrences)</a> ... 2. (superl.) Necessary; requiste. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. NEEDY. ned'-i ('ebhyon). See POOR. Multi-Version Concordance Needy (83 Occurrences). ... /n/needy.htm - 30k<a href="/topical/l/lifts.htm">Lifts (26 Occurrences)</a> ... 1 Samuel 2:8 He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. ... /l/lifts.htm - 13k<a href="/topical/o/oppresses.htm">Oppresses (6 Occurrences)</a> ... (WEB NAS). Proverbs 14:31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). ... /o/oppresses.htm - 8k<a href="/topical/r/raises.htm">Raises (17 Occurrences)</a> ... 1 Samuel 2:8 He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. ... /r/raises.htm - 10k<a href="/topical/s/saves.htm">Saves (19 Occurrences)</a> ... (DBY RSV NIV). Job 5:15 But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty. (WEB NAS RSV NIV). ... /s/saves.htm - 11k<a href="/topical/a/afflicted.htm">Afflicted (171 Occurrences)</a> ... the Almighty. (KJV WBS). Job 24:4 They turn the needy out of the way: the afflicted of the land all hide themselves. (DBY). Job 24 ... /a/afflicted.htm - 34k<a href="/topical/a/alms.htm">Alms (13 Occurrences)</a> ... A regard to the state of the poor and needy is enjoined as a Christian duty (Luke 3:11; 6:30; Matthew 6:1; Acts 9:36; 10:2, 4), a duty which was not neglected ... /a/alms.htm - 22k<a href="/topical/a/almsgiving.htm">Almsgiving (3 Occurrences)</a> ... justice." Almsgiving was regarded not merely as a plain evidence of righteousness in general but also as an act of justice, a just debt owing to the needy. ... /a/almsgiving.htm - 17k<a href="/topical/o/oppress.htm">Oppress (57 Occurrences)</a> ... Deuteronomy 24:14 You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of your brothers, or of your foreigners who are in your land ... /o/oppress.htm - 24k<a href="/topical/t/thief.htm">Thief (41 Occurrences)</a> ... (KJV BBE WBS). Luke 12:33 Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. ... (BBE). Job 24:14 The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. ... /t/thief.htm - 22k<a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/giving-to-the-poor.html">What does the Bible say about giving to the poor? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/least-of-these.html">Who are the “least of these” in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/global-poverty-hunger.html">How should Christians respond to global poverty and hunger? | GotQuestions.org</a> <a href="https://clyx.com/term/needy.htm">Needy: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a> <a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div>Needy (83 Occurrences)<a href="/luke/11-41.htm">Luke 11:41</a> But give for gifts to the needy those things which are within, and behold, all things will be clean to you. (WEB)<a href="/luke/12-33.htm">Luke 12:33</a> Sell that which you have, and give gifts to the needy. Make for yourselves purses which don't grow old, a treasure in the heavens that doesn't fail, where no thief approaches, neither moth destroys. (WEB)<a href="/acts/3-2.htm">Acts 3:2</a> A certain man who was lame from his mother's womb was being carried, whom they laid daily at the door of the temple which is called Beautiful, to ask gifts for the needy of those who entered into the temple. (WEB)<a href="/acts/3-3.htm">Acts 3:3</a> Seeing Peter and John about to go into the temple, he asked to receive gifts for the needy. (WEB)<a href="/acts/3-10.htm">Acts 3:10</a> They recognized him, that it was he who used to sit begging for gifts for the needy at the Beautiful Gate of the temple. They were filled with wonder and amazement at what had happened to him. (WEB)<a href="/acts/4-34.htm">Acts 4:34</a> And, in fact, there was not a needy man among them, for all who were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the money which they realised, (WEY NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/acts/10-2.htm">Acts 10:2</a> a devout man, and one who feared God with all his house, who gave gifts for the needy generously to the people, and always prayed to God. (WEB)<a href="/acts/10-4.htm">Acts 10:4</a> He, fastening his eyes on him, and being frightened, said, "What is it, Lord?" He said to him, "Your prayers and your gifts to the needy have gone up for a memorial before God. (WEB)<a href="/acts/10-31.htm">Acts 10:31</a> and said,'Cornelius, your prayer is heard, and your gifts to the needy are remembered in the sight of God. (WEB)<a href="/acts/24-17.htm">Acts 24:17</a> Now after some years, I came to bring gifts for the needy to my nation, and offerings; (WEB)<a href="/ephesians/4-28.htm">Ephesians 4:28</a> He who has been a thief must steal no more, but, instead of that, should work with his own hands in honest industry, so that he may have something of which he can give the needy a share. (WEY)<a href="/exodus/22-25.htm">Exodus 22:25</a> "If you lend money to any of my people with you who is poor, you shall not be to him as a creditor; neither shall you charge him interest. (See NIV)<a href="/exodus/23-6.htm">Exodus 23:6</a> Thou dost not turn aside the judgment of thy needy one in his strife; (YLT NAS)<a href="/exodus/23-11.htm">Exodus 23:11</a> and the seventh thou dost release it, and hast left it, and the needy of thy people have eaten, and their leaving doth the beast of the field eat; so dost thou to thy vineyard -- to thine olive-yard. (YLT NAS)<a href="/leviticus/19-10.htm">Leviticus 19:10</a> You shall not glean your vineyard, neither shall you gather the fallen grapes of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God. (See NAS)<a href="/leviticus/23-22.htm">Leviticus 23:22</a> "'When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap into the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest: you shall leave them for the poor, and for the foreigner. I am Yahweh your God.'" (See NAS)<a href="/deuteronomy/15-4.htm">Deuteronomy 15:4</a> Howbeit there shall be no poor with thee; (for Jehovah will surely bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it;) (See JPS YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7</a> If there be with thee a poor man, one of thy brethren, within any of thy gates in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy poor brother; (See JPS YLT)<a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Deuteronomy 15:9</a> Beware that there be not a base thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou give him nought; and he cry unto Jehovah against thee, and it be sin unto thee. (See JPS YLT NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/15-11.htm">Deuteronomy 15:11</a> For the poor will never cease out of the land: therefore I command you, saying, You shall surely open your hand to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor, in your land. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/deuteronomy/24-12.htm">Deuteronomy 24:12</a> And if the man be needy, thou shalt not lie down with his pledge; (DBY)<a href="/deuteronomy/24-14.htm">Deuteronomy 24:14</a> You shall not oppress a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he be of your brothers, or of your foreigners who are in your land within your gates: (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/1_samuel/2-8.htm">1 Samuel 2:8</a> He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's. He has set the world on them. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/esther/9-22.htm">Esther 9:22</a> as the days in which the Jews had rest from their enemies, and the month which was turned to them from sorrow to gladness, and from mourning into a good day; that they should make them days of feasting and gladness, and of sending presents of food to one another, and gifts to the needy. (WEB YLT)<a href="/job/5-15.htm">Job 5:15</a> But he saves from the sword of their mouth, even the needy from the hand of the mighty. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/job/24-4.htm">Job 24:4</a> They turn the needy out of the way. The poor of the earth all hide themselves. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/job/24-14.htm">Job 24:14</a> The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/job/29-16.htm">Job 29:16</a> I was a father to the needy. The cause of him who I didn't know, I searched out. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/job/30-25.htm">Job 30:25</a> Didn't I weep for him who was in trouble? Wasn't my soul grieved for the needy? (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS)<a href="/job/31-19.htm">Job 31:19</a> if I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or that the needy had no covering; (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS NIV)<a href="/job/34-28.htm">Job 34:28</a> So that the cry of the poor might come up to him, and the prayer of those in need come to his ears. (See NIV)<a href="/psalms/9-18.htm">Psalms 9:18</a> For the needy shall not always be forgotten, nor the hope of the poor perish forever. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/12-5.htm">Psalms 12:5</a> "Because of the oppression of the weak and because of the groaning of the needy, I will now arise," says Yahweh; "I will set him in safety from those who malign him." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/35-10.htm">Psalms 35:10</a> All my bones shall say, "Yahweh, who is like you, who delivers the poor from him who is too strong for him; yes, the poor and the needy from him who robs him?" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/37-14.htm">Psalms 37:14</a> The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/40-17.htm">Psalms 40:17</a> But I am poor and needy. May the Lord think about me. You are my help and my deliverer. Don't delay, my God. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/49-2.htm">Psalms 49:2</a> Both low and high, together rich and needy. (YLT)<a href="/psalms/68-10.htm">Psalms 68:10</a> Your congregation lived therein. You, God, prepared your goodness for the poor. (See RSV)<a href="/psalms/69-33.htm">Psalms 69:33</a> For Yahweh hears the needy, and doesn't despise his captive people. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/70-5.htm">Psalms 70:5</a> But I am poor and needy. Come to me quickly, God. You are my help and my deliverer. Yahweh, don't delay. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Psalms 72:4</a> He will judge the poor of the people. He will save the children of the needy, and will break the oppressor in pieces. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/72-12.htm">Psalms 72:12</a> For he will deliver the needy when he cries; the poor, who has no helper. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/72-13.htm">Psalms 72:13</a> He will have pity on the poor and needy. He will save the souls of the needy. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/74-21.htm">Psalms 74:21</a> Don't let the oppressed return ashamed. Let the poor and needy praise your name. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/82-3.htm">Psalms 82:3</a> Defend the poor and fatherless: do justice to the afflicted and needy. (KJV WBS)<a href="/psalms/82-4.htm">Psalms 82:4</a> Rescue the weak and needy. Deliver them out of the hand of the wicked." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/86-1.htm">Psalms 86:1</a> A Prayer by David. Hear, Yahweh, and answer me, for I am poor and needy. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/107-41.htm">Psalms 107:41</a> Yet he lifts the needy out of their affliction, and increases their families like a flock. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Psalms 109:16</a> because he didn't remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/109-22.htm">Psalms 109:22</a> for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/109-31.htm">Psalms 109:31</a> For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/112-9.htm">Psalms 112:9</a> He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor. (See JPS ASV DBY YLT)<a href="/psalms/113-7.htm">Psalms 113:7</a> He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap; (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/psalms/132-15.htm">Psalms 132:15</a> I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread. (See JPS DBY YLT NAS)<a href="/psalms/140-12.htm">Psalms 140:12</a> I know that Yahweh will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and justice for the needy. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV NIV)<a href="/proverbs/14-21.htm">Proverbs 14:21</a> He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy. (See NIV)<a href="/proverbs/14-31.htm">Proverbs 14:31</a> He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honors him. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/proverbs/22-22.htm">Proverbs 22:22</a> Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; and don't crush the needy in court; (WEB NIV)<a href="/proverbs/28-3.htm">Proverbs 28:3</a> A needy man who oppresses the poor is like a driving rain which leaves no crops. (WEB ASV)<a href="/proverbs/30-14.htm">Proverbs 30:14</a> There is a generation whose teeth are like swords, and their jaws like knives, to devour the poor from the earth, and the needy from among men. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/proverbs/31-9.htm">Proverbs 31:9</a> Open your mouth, judge righteously, and serve justice to the poor and needy." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/proverbs/31-20.htm">Proverbs 31:20</a> She opens her arms to the poor; yes, she extends her hands to the needy. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/10-2.htm">Isaiah 10:2</a> to deprive the needy from justice, and to rob the poor among my people of their rights, that widows may be their spoil, and that they may make the fatherless their prey! (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS NAS RSV)<a href="/isaiah/11-4.htm">Isaiah 11:4</a> But he will do right in the cause of the poor, and give wise decisions for those in the land who are in need; and the rod of his mouth will come down on the cruel, and with the breath of his lips he will put an end to the evil-doer. (See NIV)<a href="/isaiah/14-30.htm">Isaiah 14:30</a> The firstborn of the poor will eat, and the needy will lie down in safety; and I will kill your root with famine, and your remnant will be killed. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/25-4.htm">Isaiah 25:4</a> For you have been a stronghold to the poor, a stronghold to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shade from the heat, when the blast of the dreaded ones is like a storm against the wall. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/26-6.htm">Isaiah 26:6</a> The foot shall tread it down; Even the feet of the poor, and the steps of the needy." (WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS RSV)<a href="/isaiah/29-19.htm">Isaiah 29:19</a> and the meek shall increase their joy in Jehovah, and the needy among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel. (DBY NAS NIV)<a href="/isaiah/32-7.htm">Isaiah 32:7</a> The ways of the scoundrel are evil. He devises wicked devices to destroy the humble with lying words, even when the needy speaks right. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/41-17.htm">Isaiah 41:17</a> The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, Yahweh, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a> Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh? (DBY)<a href="/jeremiah/2-34.htm">Jeremiah 2:34</a> Also in thy skirts hath been found the blood of innocent needy souls, Not by digging have I found them, but upon all these. (YLT)<a href="/jeremiah/5-28.htm">Jeremiah 5:28</a> They are grew fat, they shine: yes, they overpass in deeds of wickedness; they don't plead the cause, the cause of the fatherless, that they may prosper; and the right of the needy they don't judge. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT RSV)<a href="/jeremiah/20-13.htm">Jeremiah 20:13</a> Sing to Yahweh, praise Yahweh; for he has delivered the soul of the needy from the hand of evildoers. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/jeremiah/22-16.htm">Jeremiah 22:16</a> He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/16-49.htm">Ezekiel 16:49</a> Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, fullness of bread, and prosperous ease was in her and in her daughters; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/18-12.htm">Ezekiel 18:12</a> has wronged the poor and needy, has taken by robbery, has not restored the pledge, and has lifted up his eyes to the idols, has committed abomination, (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/ezekiel/22-29.htm">Ezekiel 22:29</a> The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery; yes, they have troubled the poor and needy, and have oppressed the foreigner wrongfully. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/amos/2-6.htm">Amos 2:6</a> Thus says Yahweh: "For three transgressions of Israel, yes, for four, I will not turn away its punishment; because they have sold the righteous for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes; (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/amos/4-1.htm">Amos 4:1</a> Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husbands, "Bring us drinks!" (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/amos/5-12.htm">Amos 5:12</a> For I know how many your offenses, and how great are your sins- you who afflict the just, who take a bribe, and who turn aside the needy in the courts. (WEB JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)<a href="/amos/8-4.htm">Amos 8:4</a> Hear this, you who desire to swallow up the needy, and cause the poor of the land to fail, (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)<a href="/amos/8-6.htm">Amos 8:6</a> that we may buy the poor for silver, and the needy for a pair of shoes, and sell the sweepings with the wheat?'" 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