Psalm 41:1

New Living Translation

Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.

Cross References

Psalm 112:9

They share freely and give generously to those in need. Their good deeds will be remembered forever. They will have influence and honor.

Psalm 34:19

The righteous person faces many troubles, but the Lord comes to the rescue each time.

Psalm 37:19

They will not be disgraced in hard times; even in famine they will have more than enough.

Psalm 37:26

The godly always give generous loans to others, and their children are a blessing.

Proverbs 14:21

It is a sin to belittle one’s neighbor; blessed are those who help the poor.

Proverbs 16:14

The anger of the king is a deadly threat; the wise will try to appease it.

Proverbs 19:17

If you help the poor, you are lending to the Lord— and he will repay you!

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Don’t let the excitement of youth cause you to forget your Creator. Honor him in your youth before you grow old and say, “Life is not pleasant anymore.”

Jeremiah 39:17

but I will rescue you from those you fear so much.

Mark 14:7

You will always have the poor among you, and you can help them whenever you want to. But you will not always have me.

Acts 20:35

And I have been a constant example of how you can help those in need by working hard. You should remember the words of the Lord Jesus: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”

Galatians 2:10

Their only suggestion was that we keep on helping the poor, which I have always been eager to do.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

Brothers and sisters, we urge you to warn those who are lazy. Encourage those who are timid. Take tender care of those who are weak. Be patient with everyone.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do.

James 2:13

There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you.

Revelation 3:10

“Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.

Ruth 2:19

“Where did you gather all this grain today?” Naomi asked. “Where did you work? May the Lord bless the one who helped you!” So Ruth told her mother-in-law about the man in whose field she had worked. She said, “The man I worked with today is named Boaz.”