The Bible encourages self-reliance and trust in God’s provision. It teaches the importance of hard work and faith. When you seek God’s guidance, He provides what you need. Begging can undermine a person’s dignity and potential. Trust in God’s plan and reach out for help to become self-sustaining.
Below is our full list of bible verses on begging (King James Version – KJV) provided in ranked order.
Most Popular Bible Verses About Begging
Psalm 37:25
“25 I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.”
Related Themes: Old Age Grandparents Homelessness Retirement Aging
Malachi 3:10
“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.”
Related Themes: Money Finances Reaping Prosperity Giving
1 John 3:17
“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?”
Related Themes: Homelessness Selfishness Money Serving The Poor
Psalm 23:1-6
“1 A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever.”
Related Themes: Criticism Gossip Life Hope Omnipotence
Matthew 26:39
“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.”
Proverbs 20:4
“4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.”
Related Themes: Idleness Laziness Procrastination Business
Luke 16:3
“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.”
Deuteronomy 8:3
“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.”
Related Themes: Suffering Omnipotence Lust Life Reverence
Proverbs 13:4
“4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
Related Themes: Business Laziness Idleness Money Procrastination
John 6:44
“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.”
Related Themes: Repentance Sovereignty Salvation Glorification Persecution
Genesis 50:17
“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.”
Related Themes: Trespassing
Isaiah 8:21
“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.”
James 4:3
“3 Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.”
Related Themes: Lust Unanswered Prayer Greed Coveting Prayer
