Quotes about Poverty
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
— Proverbs 10:4
The wealth of the rich man is his fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
— Proverbs 10:15
One gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
— Proverbs 11:24
Riches may ransom a man’s life, but a poor man hears no threat.
— Proverbs 13:8
Poverty and shame come to him who ignores discipline, but whoever heeds correction is honored.
— Proverbs 13:18
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
— Proverbs 13:23
The poor man is hated even by his neighbor, but many are those who love the rich.
— Proverbs 14:20
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
— Proverbs 14:23
Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
— Proverbs 14:31
The poor man pleads for mercy, but the rich man answers harshly.
— Proverbs 18:23
Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend.
— Proverbs 19:4
All the brothers of a poor man hate him—how much more do his friends avoid him! He may pursue them with pleading, but they are nowhere to be found.
— Proverbs 19:7