Exo 30:15 The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less, than the half shekel, when you give the Lord’s offering to make atonement for your lives.
Rut 3:10 And he said, “May you be blessed by the Lord, my daughter. You have made this last kindness greater than the first in that you have not gone after young men, whether poor or rich.
2Sa 12:1 And the Lord sent Nathan to David. He came to him and said to him, “There were two men in a certain city, the one rich and the other poor.
2Sa 12:2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds,
2Sa 12:4 Now there came a traveler to the rich man, and he was unwilling to take one of his own flock or herd to prepare for the guest who had come to him, but he took the poor man’s lamb and prepared it for the man who had come to him.”
Job 27:19 He goes to bed rich, but will do so no more;
he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone.
he opens his eyes, and his wealth is gone.
Psa 45:12 The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts,
the richest of the people.
the richest of the people.
Psa 49:2 both low and high,
rich and poor together!
rich and poor together!
Pro 10:15 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city;
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
the poverty of the poor is their ruin.
Pro 14:20 The poor is disliked even by his neighbor,
but the rich has many friends.
but the rich has many friends.
Pro 18:11 A rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
and like a high wall in his imagination.
and like a high wall in his imagination.
Pro 18:23 The poor use entreaties,
but the rich answer roughly.
but the rich answer roughly.
Pro 22:2 The rich and the poor meet together;
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
the Lord is the Maker of them all.
Pro 22:7 The rich rules over the poor,
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
Pro 22:16 Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth,
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty.
Pro 28:6 Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity
than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
than a rich man who is crooked in his ways.
Pro 28:11 A rich man is wise in his own eyes,
but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
but a poor man who has understanding will find him out.
Ecc 5:12 Sweet is the sleep of a laborer, whether he eats little or much, but the full stomach of the rich will not let him sleep.
Ecc 10:6 folly is set in many high places, and the rich sit in a low place.
Ecc 10:20 Even in your thoughts, do not curse the king,
nor in your bedroom curse the rich,
for a bird of the air will carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.
nor in your bedroom curse the rich,
for a bird of the air will carry your voice,
or some winged creature tell the matter.
Isa 53:9 And they made his grave with the wicked
and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
and there was no deceit in his mouth.
and with a rich man in his death,
although he had done no violence,
and there was no deceit in his mouth.
Jer 9:23 Thus says the Lord: “Let not the wise man boast in his wisdom, let not the mighty man boast in his might, let not the rich man boast in his riches,
Mic 6:12 Your rich men are full of violence;
your inhabitants speak lies,
and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
your inhabitants speak lies,
and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.
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