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SOME SCRIPTURES FOR THE POOR AND RICH

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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Jul 24, 1901

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 27, No. 30.

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SOME SCRIPTURES FOR THE POOR AND RICH.

“Hear, and Your Soul Shall Live.”

“If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother; but thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.” Deut. 15: 7, 8.
“For the poor shall never cease out of the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.” Deut. 15: 11.
“For the needy shall not alway be forgotten; the expectation of the poor shall not perish forever.” Ps. 9: 18.
“For the oppression of the poor, for the sighing of the needy, now will I arise, saith the Lord; I will set him in safety from him that puffeth at him.” Ps. 12: 5.
“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.” Prov. 10: 4.
“The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; but the rich hath many friends.” Prov. 14: 20.
“He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth; but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.” Prov. 14: 21.
“Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great treasure and trouble therewith.” Prov. 15: 16.
“Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.” Prov. 16: 8.
“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.” Prov. 19: 15.
“Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, tho he be rich.” Prov. 28: 6.
“A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.” Prov. 28: 3.
“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.” Prov. 28: 19.
“The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients of His people, and the princes thereof; for ye have eaten up the vineyard; the spoil of the poor is in your houses. What mean ye that ye beat My people to pieces, and grind the face of the poor? saith the Lord God of hosts.” Isa. 3: 14, 15.
“He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much; and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.” Luke 16: 10.
“Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which He hath promised to them that love Him?” James 2: 5.