Proverbs 21:13 – Ignore the Poor at Your Own Peril
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.
Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
The land shall not be sold for ever: for the land is mine; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Lest there be any fornicator, or profane person, as Esau, who for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
Reading through the Bible you will know doubt discover many scriptures that talk about the blessings of God upon His people. Many people then wonder why they are not experiencing those blessings since they view themselves as a Christian.