Secret Giving

3 But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. ~ Matthew 6:3-4 (NIV)

Kind to the Needy

Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God. ~ Proverbs 14:31 (NIV)

Speak Up...

8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
defend the rights of the poor and needy.

~ Proverbs 31:8-9 (NIV)

He Listens

For He has not ignored or belittled the suffering of the needy. He has not turned his back on them, but has listened to their cries for help. ~ Psalm 22:24 (NLT)

Defend the Rights of the Poor and Needy

8 Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves,
    for the rights of all who are destitute.
9 Speak up and judge fairly;
    defend the rights of the poor and needy.

~ Proverbs 31:8-9 (NIV)

My Deliverer

17 But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: thou art my help and my deliverer; make no tarrying, O my God. ~ Psalm 40:17 (KJV)

The Lord Will Answer

The poor and needy search for water,
but there is none;
their tongues are parched with thirst.
But I the Lord will answer them;
I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.
I will make rivers flow on barren heights,
and springs within the valleys.
I will turn the desert into pools of water,
and the parched ground into springs.
I will put in the desert
the cedar and the acacia, the myrtle and the olive.
I will set junipers in the wasteland,
the fir and the cypress together,
so that people may see and know,
may consider and understand,
that the hand of the Lord has done this,
that the Holy One of Israel has created it.

~ Isaiah 41:17-20 (NIV 1984)

Prayer of the Destitute

He will respond to the prayer of the destitute;
he will not despise their plea. ~ Psalm 102:17 (NIV 1984)

The Cause of the Needy

I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy. ~ Psalm 140:12 (NIV 1984)

Refuge for the Needy

"You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat." ~ Isaiah 25:4a (NIV 1984)

Give Quietly

“So when you give to the needy, do not announce it with trumpets, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. ~ Matthew 6:2-4 (NIV 1984)

What Does a Woman of Virtue Do When She Sees Need?

She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.

~ Proverbs 31:20

...the believers were one in heart and mind...

"All the believers were one in heart and mind. No one claimed that any of his possessions was his own, but they shared everything they had. With great power the apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and much grace was upon them all. There were no needy persons among them. For from time to time those who owned lands or houses sold them, brought the money from the sales and put it at the apostle's' feet, and it was distributed to anyone as he had need."

~ Acts 4:32-35