The best Bible verses for poverty include passages about God's love, strength, and guidance. This page features 15+ carefully curated Scripture passages for poverty, each selected for its relevance and depth. Read, save, and share the perfect verse for your situation.
"and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man."Proverbs 24:34
"He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty."Proverbs 28:19
"Keep falsehood and lies far from me; give me neither poverty nor riches, but give me only my daily bread."Proverbs 30:8
"I know your afflictions and your poverty—yet you are rich! I know the slander of those who say they are Jews and are not, but are a synagogue of Satan."Revelation 2:9
"“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."John 3:16
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."Jeremiah 29:11
"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose."Romans 8:28
"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand."Isaiah 41:10
Scripture returns to poverty often enough that no single verse covers it. The 15 passages below come from across the Old and New Testaments, and they do not all say the same thing — read together they give a fuller picture than any one of them does alone.
Each links to a study page with the full passage, its context, and the text in six translations, so a verse that catches your attention can be followed properly rather than left as a fragment.
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The most-cited Bible verses for poverty are Proverbs 24:34, Proverbs 28:19, Proverbs 28:22. This page collects 15 of them, each with its full passage, context and the text in six translations.
Read the verse in its surrounding passage before you use it — a verse that fits in isolation sometimes says something different in context. Compare two translations where the wording is unclear, and pick for the person who will read it rather than for the theme.
Scripture returns to poverty across both testaments rather than settling it in one passage, which is why the verses on this page do not all say the same thing. Read together they give a fuller answer than any single verse does.
There is no single best translation. The NIV and NLT read most naturally and communicate well to someone outside the church; the ESV and NASB stay closer to the original wording; the KJV carries the phrasing most people recognise. Every verse here links to a page showing all six side by side.
More than any page can list. This one carries the 15 that are most often turned to for poverty, chosen so each stands on its own and links through to the full chapter it belongs to.