What does the Bible say about begging?

14 verses about begging, ranked by the votes of OpenBible.info readers, with the King James text.

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Bible verses about begging

Psalms 37:25 — I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 14 votes
Malachi 3:10 — Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. 8 votes
1 John 3:17 — But whoso hath this world’s good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels of compassion from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him? 7 votes
James 4:3 — Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. 6 votes
Matthew 26:39 — And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 5 votes
Luke 16:3 — Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed. 5 votes
Deuteronomy 8:3 — And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. 4 votes
Psalms 23:1 — [A Psalm of David.] The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. 4 votes
Proverbs 13:4 — The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. 4 votes
Proverbs 20:4 — The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 4 votes
Genesis 50:17 — So shall ye say unto Joseph, Forgive, I pray thee now, the trespass of thy brethren, and their sin; for they did unto thee evil: and now, we pray thee, forgive the trespass of the servants of the God of thy father. And Joseph wept when they spake unto him. 3 votes
Isaiah 8:21 — And they shall pass through it, hardly bestead and hungry: and it shall come to pass, that when they shall be hungry, they shall fret themselves, and curse their king and their God, and look upward. 3 votes
John 6:44 — No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him: and I will raise him up at the last day. 3 votes
2 Thessalonians 3:10 — For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. 2 votes

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Psalms (2), Proverbs (2), Genesis (1), Deuteronomy (1), Isaiah (1), Malachi (1), Matthew (1), Luke (1), John (1), 2 Thessalonians (1), James (1), 1 John (1)

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