Job 30:25

Job Says: I Am Being Punished By God

²⁴ Yet no one would stretch out his hand
against a ruined man
when he cries out to him for help
because of his distress.
²⁵ Have I not wept for those who have fallen on hard times?
Has my soul not grieved for the needy?
²⁶ But when I hoped for good, evil came;
when I looked for light, darkness came.

Poor and Needy

Time of Trouble

Deeply Grieved

Job

Lot

Psalm 35:13-14

Yet when they were sick,
my clothing was sackcloth;
I humbled myself with fasting,
and my prayer was genuine.

Romans 12:15

Rejoice with those who rejoice; weep with those who weep.

Jeremiah 13:17

But if you will not listen,
my innermost being will weep in secret
because of your pride.
My eyes will overflow with tears,
for the Lord’s flock has been taken captive.

Job 24:4

They push the needy off the road;
the poor of the land are forced into hiding.

Job 31:16-21

If I have refused the wishes of the poor
or let the widow’s eyes go blind,

Psalm 12:1

For the choir director: according to Sheminith. A Davidic psalm.Help, Lord, for no faithful one remains;
the loyal have disappeared from the human race.

Proverbs 14:21

The one who despises his neighbor sins,
but whoever shows kindness to the poor will be happy.

Proverbs 14:31

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 17:5

The one who mocks the poor insults his Maker,
and one who rejoices over calamity
will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 19:17

Kindness to the poor is a loan to the Lord,
and He will give a reward to the lender.

Proverbs 28:8

Whoever increases his wealth through excessive interest
collects it for one who is kind to the poor.

Isaiah 58:7-8

Is it not to share your bread with the hungry,
to bring the poor and homeless into your house,
to clothe the naked when you see him,
and not to ignore your own flesh and blood?

Jeremiah 18:20

Should good be repaid with evil?
Yet they have dug a pit for me.
Remember how I stood before You
to speak good on their behalf,
to turn Your anger from them.

Daniel 4:27

Therefore, may my advice seem good to you my king. Separate yourself from your sins by doing what is right, and from your injustices by showing mercy to the needy. Perhaps there will be an extension of your prosperity.”

Luke 19:41

As He approached and saw the city, He wept over it,

John 11:35

Jesus wept.

2 Corinthians 9:9

As it is written:

He scattered;
He gave to the poor;
His righteousness endures forever.