There are over 2,000 Bible verse about helping the poor and orphans and the needy, according to an analysis of the text. That speaks words.
How dear to God’s heart must it be if He often exhorts and advises us to help and even give to the underprivileged, orphans, widows, and those suffering?
Bible Verses About Helping The Poor And Orphans
The Bible contains numerous verses that address orphans because the Lord calls on his followers to show kindness and generosity to the world’s fatherless children.
The following verses from the Bible speak specifically about helping the poor and orphans and how God instructs us to care for them for our study, family devotional time, or small group.
Proverbs 28:27 – Giving to the poor will open financial doors
Those who give to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to them receive many curses.
Proverbs 28:27 (NIV)
The Scripture states that giving to others relieves their distress, provides them with money, food, or clothing, and does so joyfully, generously, and generously as the situation requires.
But he that hardens his heart not only against the poor but also against other people who see his unhappy and covetous disposition; and against the Lord himself.
Proverbs 22:9 – Generous people are blessed
Blessed are those who are generous, because they feed the poor.
Proverbs 22:9 (NLT)
The term “poor” refers to the feeble, weak, and helpless. Some see poor or disadvantaged persons as easy candidates for abuse.
A “good in the eye” person honestly seeks the good of others; they actively seek methods to assist.
This proverb immediately links this mindset to actions: we know someone has a “good eye” when we observe them sharing with less fortunate people.
Proverbs 31:8 – Speak up for the weak
Open your mouth for the mute, For the rights of all who are unfortunate and defenseless;
Proverbs 31:8 (AMP)
Here, Lemuel’s mother advises him to open his mouth freely, readily, boldly, and intrepidly and plead for such persons whose destruction has been determined by their accusers and prosecutors and who are in danger of it because they have been charged with capital crimes unless some persons of wisdom, power, and authority interpose on their behalf.
Proverbs 19:17 – Lend to God by giving the poor
If you help the poor, you are lending to the LORD— and he will repay you!
Proverbs 19:17 (AMP)
Once again, Scripture extols deep concern for the poor’s needs. The danger of rejecting God’s knowledge while relying too heavily on one’s competence is a recurring topic in these sayings.
On the other hand, those who believe in Christ via their preaching will provide them with food, clothing, and shelter, and they will flourish.
Proverbs 14:31 – God hates oppressors of the poor.
He who oppresses the poor reproaches his Maker, But he who honors Him has mercy on the needy.
Proverbs 14:31 (NKJV)
Solomon fights for the rights of the disadvantaged.
Despite his wealth, he showed sympathy for the poor and warned that harshly treating the poor was a significant sin deemed an “insult” to God. But he who offers compassion to the needy honors God.
Psalm 140:12 – God will justify the needy
I know that the LORD will maintain the cause of the afflicted, and will execute justice for the needy.
Psalm 140:12 (ESV)
The psalmist is confident that the wicked will be punished and the upright will be rescued from their troubles, whatever they may be.
It should not be assumed that “the right” is always with “the poor,” but God will unquestionably be their advocate when it is.
Psalm 113:7 – God will uplift the poor
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap;
Psalm 113:7 (NIV)
Persons of humble birth and station are sometimes exalted to great respect and dignity by God, as Saul, David, and others, and this is true of many who are spiritually poor and needy, as all men are, but not all are aware of it.
As a result, someone born in the wrong place and raised badly is sometimes portrayed as being plucked out of a dunghill.
Psalm 34:6 – God will save the poor from trouble
This poor man cried out, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
Psalm 34:6 (NKJV)
When David was distressed among the Philistines at Gath, he begged the Lord to deliver him.
In this line, he refers to himself as a poor man, implying that he humbly cried out to God. Referring to himself as “poor” means realizing that he has nothing to give God in exchange for help.
David is sure that the Lord protects and delivers all who fear Him due to this and other encounters.
Psalm 109:30-31 – God will deliver the poor from condemners
But I will give repeated thanks to the LORD, praising him to everyone.
For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.Psalm 109:30-31
Because Jehovah is the poor man’s advocate, just as a foe was the evil man’s accuser.
God will always aid the weak and needy when unjust men oppress them and provide them with assistance and deliverance.
This Scripture shows that our Savior in heaven has good intentions for us at all times.
Matthew 6:2 – Don’t announce you’re giving to the poor
“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full.
Matthew 6:2 (NIV)
Jesus uses the example of helping the poor. He envisions putting money in the synagogue’s charity box or giving to beggars on the street.
Today’s readers should note that Jesus says “when” you give to the poor, not “if.” Jesus demonstrated that the Father in heaven rewards His people for acting in righteousness.
Psalm 35:10 – God rescues the poor from robbers
My whole being will exclaim, “Who is like you, LORD? You rescue the poor from those too strong for them, the poor and needy from those who rob them.”
Psalm 35:10 (NIV)
This passage presents the Lord as a defender of the poor, protecting them from a more powerful foe.
Perhaps David saw himself as needy and helpless, incapable of rescuing himself from Saul and his men’s strong might. This section contrasts with David’s other imprecatory psalms.
Bible verses about orphans and adoption
God’s love is beautifully reflected in adoption. We can all relate to being adopted as we turn back to the love of our Father, even though we were all created in God’s likeness.
According to the Bible, caring for orphans is the essence of true religion. People who decide to adopt frequently go through a challenging and stressful procedure. These lines from the Bible are meant to comfort and uplift those who are embracing and celebrating a successful adoption.
Job 29:12 – Bible verse about helping the poor and orphans
Because I rescued the poor who cried for help, And the orphan who had no helper.
Job 29:12(AMP)
This is said of himself as a magistrate or judge, as the full description is about that.
The implication is that when the poor guy, who could not afford to hire counsel, brought his case before him, he listened to him and liberated him from the clutches of the oppressor. He never made a pointless appeal to him.
Deuteronomy 15:7 – Don’t be tight-fisted toward the needy
“But if there are any poor Israelites in your towns when you arrive in the land the LORD your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them.
Deuteronomy 15:7 (NLT)
As a native of the land was to be preferred over a foreigner, and a brother, whether in relation or religion, over a gate proselyte; and the poor of one city over the poor of another, so as not to pity his distressed case, and have no bowels of compassion for him, and feel for his want, and so as not to distribute to his riches and relieve him.
Psalm 72:4 – God will deliver the afflicted
May he defend the afflicted among the people and save the children of the needy; may he crush the oppressor.
Psalm 72:4 (NIV)
Whose parents are needy as well, spiritually and in distressing conditions? Christ saves them from their sins, the curses and condemnation of the law, the coming wrath, and the hands of all their foes.
Now it was spoken of Christ that he would smash his head, and he was manifested in the flesh to ruin his works, and he has broken him and all his designs in pieces.
Job 6:27 – Gamble for the fatherless
“You would cast lots (gamble) over the fatherless And bargain away your friend.
Job 6:27 (AMP)
So you try to catch your friend. You devise a strategy for it. You keep your design hidden. You formulate a plan to drive him into the pit you’ve dug for him, and you spur him on until you’ve caught him using unguarded language or forced him to utter expressions that confuse him.
Job certainly implies that this should be applied to himself in this Scripture. He says that they took advantage of his words, were inclined to warp his meaning, and that what he stated was unkindly misrepresented.
Psalms 68:5 – God is the habitation of the fatherless
A father of the fatherless, a defender of widows, Is God in His holy habitation.
Psalms 68:5 (NKJV)
This is a character that the great God frequently assumes; parents express his power and providence over such, and partly to signify his tenderness, mercy, and goodness to such; and in which God should be imitated by civil magistrates and all good men because it was not only a law in Israel to show regard to such.
Christ the High and Holy One dwells in heaven, the dwelling of his holiness, and has regard for the humble and lowly.
Isaiah 58:7 – Share your goodies with the poor.
Share your food with the hungry, and give shelter to the homeless. Give clothes to those who need them, and do not hide from relatives who need your help.
Isaiah 58:7 (NLT)
This can be understood in terms of spiritual bread and meeting the poor at their point of need, of imparting the Gospel to those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness and even physical condition, which is an acceptable service to God rather than binding and oppressing men’s consciences with burdensome rites and ceremonies devised by men.
Conclusion:
Justice and fairness are fundamental parts of God’s character, as shown in the Bible. And as children of God, we must do our best to live like Christ and try to help the needy and helpless in our society.
I believe that these Bible verses will help you to be of help to the orphans and needy.
