Quotes about Charity
Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
- Proverbs 21:13
A generous man will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
- Proverbs 22:9
If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
- Proverbs 25:21
Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.
- Proverbs 28:27
The righteous consider the cause of the poor, but the wicked have no regard for such concerns.
- Proverbs 29:7
She opens her arms to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.
- Proverbs 31:20
Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?
- Isaiah 58:7
He does not oppress another, but restores the pledge to the debtor. He does not commit robbery, but gives his bread to the hungry and covers the naked with clothing.
- Ezekiel 18:7
Let us buy the poor with silver and the needy for a pair of sandals, selling even the chaff with the wheat!”
- Amos 8:6
Do not oppress the widow or the fatherless, the foreigner or the poor. And do not plot evil in your hearts against one another.’
- Zechariah 7:10
if someone wants to sue you and take your tunic, let him have your cloak as well;
- Matthew 5:40
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
- Matthew 5:42