16 Bible Verses about Shortages
Most Relevant Verses
There is scattering and yet adding; and the withholding more than right, only to want
He is good being despised, and a servant to him above him, honoring himself, and wanting bread.
The soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat
The just one ate to fill his soul: and the belly of the unjust shall want
Lest I shall be filled and I spake lies, and said, Who is Jehovah? and lest I shall be dispossessed and I stole, and I laid hold upon the name of God.
God being terrible to them, for he made lean all the gods of the earth; and they shall worship to him each from his place, all the isles of the nations.
And having spent all things, a powerful famine was in that country; and he began to be in want.
And he said to them, When I sent you without purse, and wallet, and shoes, did ye want any thing? And they said, Nothing,
And being present with you, and having wanted, I acted not with negligence to any: (for the brethren having come from Macedonia filled up still more my want:) and I kept myself in every thing not burdensome to you, and I will keep.
Not that I speak concerning want; for I have learned, among whom I am, to be satisfied with my condition.
And whoever has the life of the world, and sees his brother having need, and should shut up his bowels from him, how remains the love of God in him?
And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, A measure of wheat for a drachma, and three measures of barley for a drachma; and thou shouldest not injure the oil and the wine.
To the leech two daughters: Give, give. Behold, three shall not satisfied; four shall not say, Wealth:
Hades; and the closed womb; the earth not filled with water; and fire said not, Wealth.
