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?


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Matthew 5 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
James 2 6 But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Mark 10 23 And Jesus looked round about, and saith unto his disciples, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Psalms 41 1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
Luke 18 24 And when Jesus saw that he was very sorrowful, he said, How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God!
Matthew 19 23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Luke 6 20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Jeremiah 49 31 Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the LORD, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
Jeremiah 5 4 Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
2 Corinthians 8 9 For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.
Job 34 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
Proverbs 19 17 He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Psalms 107 41 Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock.
Psalms 14 6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
Mark 14 7 For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Amos 8 4 Hear this, O ye that swallow up the needy, even to make the poor of the land to fail,
Matthew 26 11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
Psalms 69 33 For the LORD heareth the poor, and despiseth not his prisoners.
Matthew 19 24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Proverbs 22 2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
Psalms 109 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
1 Samuel 2 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
Ecclesiastes 5 19 Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
Psalms 68 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor.
Job 36 6 He preserveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor.
Deuteronomy 15 4 Save when there shall be no poor among you; for the LORD shall greatly bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance to possess it:
Ezekiel 47 23 And it shall come to pass, that in what tribe the stranger sojourneth, there shall ye give him his inheritance, saith the Lord GOD.
Isaiah 66 2 For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
Psalms 72 2 He shall judge thy people with righteousness, and thy poor with judgment.
Proverbs 28 8 He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
Psalms 12 5 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.
Psalms 35 10 All my bones shall say, LORD, who is like unto thee, which deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, yea, the poor and the needy from him that spoileth him?
Psalms 37 29 The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein for ever.
Jeremiah 22 16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well with him: was not this to know me? saith the LORD.
Psalms 112 3 Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Matthew 5 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Romans 11 12 Now if the fall of them be the riches of the world, and the diminishing of them the riches of the Gentiles; how much more their fulness?
Luke 18 22 Now when Jesus heard these things, he said unto him, Yet lackest thou one thing: sell all that thou hast, and distribute unto the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come, follow me.
Deuteronomy 12 9 For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the LORD your God giveth you.
Leviticus 25 47 And if a sojourner or stranger wax rich by thee, and thy brother that dwelleth by him wax poor, and sell himself unto the stranger or sojourner by thee, or to the stock of the stranger's family:
Luke 1 53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Mark 10 25 It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Ephesians 3 8 Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;
Psalms 33 12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
Proverbs 29 7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.
Proverbs 28 19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
Isaiah 29 19 The meek also shall increase their joy in the LORD, and the poor among men shall rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.
Mark 10 24 And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answereth again, and saith unto them, Children, how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God!
Proverbs 28 20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Proverbs 28 11 The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.