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ASSIST THE POOR Proverbs 11:14 (NLT) The righteous care about justice for the poor but the wicked have no such concerns.

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Page 1: ASSIST THE POOR Proverbs 11:14 (NLT) The righteous care about justice for the poor but the wicked have no such concerns.
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ASSIST THE POOR

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Proverbs 11:14 (NLT)

The righteous care about justice for the poor but the wicked have no such concerns.

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Poor Choice Poverty Laziness

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Proverbs 10:4 (NCV)

A lazy person will end up poor.

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Proverbs 28:19 (TEV)

People who waste time will always be poor.

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Poor Choice Poverty Laziness

Foolishness

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Proverbs 21:5 (TLB)

Hasty speculation brings poverty.

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Proverbs 17:18 (MSG)

It's stupid to try to get something for nothing, or run up huge bills you can never pay.

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Job 12:5 (GW)

A person who has an easy life has no appreciation for misfortune. He thinks it’s the fate of those who slip up.

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Major Causes of (Extreme) Poverty

Tragedy

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Ecclesiastes 9:12 (NLT)

People can never predict when hard times might come. Like fish in a net or birds in a snare, people are often caught by sudden tragedy.

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Major Causes of (Extreme) Poverty

Tragedy Culture

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Deuteronomy 26:6 (GW)

The Egyptians treated us cruelly, oppressed us, and made us do back-breaking work for them.

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Job 7:6 (TLB)

My life drags by – day after hopeless day.

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Psalm 88:4 (MSG)

I'm written off as a lost cause, one more statistic, a hopeless case.

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Major Causes of (Extreme) Poverty

Tragedy Culture Corruption

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2 Peter 2:19-29 (NLT)

They promise freedom, but they themselves are slaves of sin and corruption. For you are a slave to whatever controls you.

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Galatians 6:8 (ESV)

For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption,

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Major Causes of (Extreme) Poverty

Tragedy Culture Corruption Business of Poverty

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Proverbs 30:14 (TEV)

There are people who take cruel advantage of the poor and needy; that is the way they make their living.

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How Can I Help? Treat Everyone with Dignity

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Proverbs 22:2 (NLT)

The rich and poor have this in common: The Lord made them both.

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Romans 12:16 (NJB)

Give the same consideration to everyone alike. Pay no regard to social standing, but meet humble people on their own terms.

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How Can I Help? Treat Everyone with Dignity Offer Opportunities for Betterment

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Galatians 6:10a (NCV)

When we have the opportunity to help anyone, we should do it.

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Deuteronomy 15:7-8 (NLT)

If there are any poor people in your towns when you arrive … do not be hard-hearted or tightfisted toward them. Instead, be generous and lend them whatever they need.

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How Can I Help? Treat Everyone with Dignity Offer Opportunities for Betterment Fight for Justice (not charity)

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Proverbs 31:8-9 (NCV)

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; defend the rights of all those who have nothing.

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Psalm 82:3-4 (CEV)

Be fair to the poor and to orphans. Defend the helpless and everyone in need. Rescue the weak and homeless from the powerful hands of heartless people.

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Proverbs 21:13 (NLT)

Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.

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How Can I Help? Treat Everyone with Dignity Offer Opportunities for Betterment Fight for Justice (not charity) Be Wise / Be Generous

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Matthew 10:16 (MSG)

Stay alert. This is hazardous work I'm assigning you. You're going to be like sheep running through a wolf pack, so don't call attention to yourselves. Be as cunning as a snake, inoffensive as a dove.

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1 John 3:18 (TLB)

Let us stop just saying we love people; let us really love them, and show it by our actions.

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How Can I Help? Treat Everyone with Dignity Offer Opportunities for Betterment Fight for Justice (not charity) Be Wise / Be Generous

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ASSIST THE POOR