Quotes about Charity
You gave no water to the weary and withheld food from the famished,
- Job 22:7
because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper.
- Job 29:12
I was a father to the needy, and I took up the case of the stranger.
- Job 29:16
If I have denied the desires of the poor or allowed the widow’s eyes to fail,
- Job 31:16
if I have eaten my morsel alone, not sharing it with the fatherless—
- Job 31:17
if I have seen one perish for lack of clothing, or a needy man without a cloak,
- Job 31:19
He will take pity on the poor and needy and save the lives of the oppressed.
- Psalm 72:13
Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed.
- Psalm 82:3
He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the dump
- Psalm 113:7
He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.
- Proverbs 14:21
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
- Proverbs 14:31
Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
- Proverbs 19:17