TOPICAL BIBLE STUDY - POVERTY

Poverty – A Biblical Outlook

I. Define the following terms (words) found in the New Testament using 1) a modern
English dictionary, 2) Vines or Bullingers, 3) Strongs or Youngs, and 4) a Bible
Dictionary you might have:

1. Poverty -

2. Poor -

3. Synonyms of Poor and Poverty -

II. Summarize the following verses:

Deut 28:48
1 Samuel 2:7
Proverbs 6:11
11 and poverty will come on you like a bandit
and scarcity like an armed man.
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Proverbs 10:15
15 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city,
but poverty is the ruin of the poor.
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Proverbs 11:24
24 One man gives freely, yet gains even more;
another withholds unduly, but comes to poverty.
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Proverbs 13:18
18 He who ignores discipline comes to poverty and shame,
but whoever heeds correction is honored.
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Proverbs 14:23
23 All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
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Proverbs 21:5
5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
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Proverbs 22:16
16 He who oppresses the poor to increase his wealth
and he who gives gifts to the rich — both come to poverty.

Sayings of the Wise

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Proverbs 24:34
34 and poverty will come on you like a bandit
 and scarcity like an armed man.
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Proverbs 28:19
19 He who works his land will have abundant food,
but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
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Proverbs 28:22
22 A stingy man is eager to get rich
and is unaware that poverty awaits him.
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Proverbs 30:8
8 Keep falsehood and lies far from me;
give me neither poverty nor riches,
but give me only my daily bread.
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Proverbs 31:7
7 let them drink and forget their poverty
and remember their misery no more.
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Ecclesiastes 4:13
13 Better a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to
take warning. NIV
Mark 12:44
44 They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything-all she
had to live on."
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Luke 21:4
4 All these people gave their gifts out of their wealth; but she out of her poverty put in all
she had to live on."
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2 Corinthians 8:2
2 Out of the most severe trial, their overflowing joy and their extreme poverty welled up
in rich generosity. NIV
2 Cor 8:9

III. Questions:

What is the world’s view point of poverty?

Is poverty always equated to lack of finances? Is that true or not according to the Bible?
What does the Bible talk about poverty?