Bible Verses about “socialism”

“Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.”

“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”

“For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.”

“Thou shalt not steal.”

“¶ But this [I say], He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.”

“Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.”

“¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”

“And if thy brother be waxen poor, and fallen in decay with thee; then thou shalt relieve him: [yea, though he be] a stranger, or a sojourner; that he may live with thee.”

“[It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.”

“Take thou no usury of him, or increase: but fear thy God; that thy brother may live with thee.”

“¶ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”

“For the scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The labourer [is] worthy of his reward.”

“¶ The name of the LORD [is] a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe.”

“Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.”

“¶ Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.”

“And God [is] able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all [things], may abound to every good work:”

“And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which [are] within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.”

“At the end of three years thou shalt bring forth all the tithe of thine increase the same year, and shalt lay [it] up within thy gates:”

“Let no man seek his own, but every man another's [wealth].”

“I [am] the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, to give you the land of Canaan, [and] to be your God.”

“¶ Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour [is] humility.”

“Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for [your] food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)”

“¶ He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.”

“He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.”

“¶ The words of a talebearer [are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.”

“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.”

“¶ The rich man's wealth [is] his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.”

“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep [you] from evil.”

“Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.”

“For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;”

“Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:”

“And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse [any] falsely; and be content with your wages.”

“Now therefore perform the doing [of it]; that as [there was] a readiness to will, so [there may be] a performance also out of that which ye have.”

“Thanks [be] unto God for his unspeakable gift.”

“And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.”

“Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?”

“For if there be first a willing mind, [it is] accepted according to that a man hath, [and] not according to that he hath not.”

“Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.”

“¶ Therefore, as ye abound in every [thing, in] faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and [in] all diligence, and [in] your love to us, [see] that ye abound in this grace also.”

“Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:”

“And herein I give [my] advice: for this is expedient for you, who have begun before, not only to do, but also to be forward a year ago.”

“(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.”

“Lest I be full, and deny [thee], and say, Who [is] the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God [in vain].”

“Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.”

“For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;”

“Put not your trust in princes, [nor] in the son of man, in whom [there is] no help.”

“And [this they did], not as we hoped, but first gave their own selves to the Lord, and unto us by the will of God.”

“Therefore I thought it necessary to exhort the brethren, that they would go before unto you, and make up beforehand your bounty, whereof ye had notice before, that the same might be ready, as [a matter of] bounty, and not as [of] covetousness.”

“This [is] the thing which the LORD hath commanded, Gather of it every man according to his eating, an omer for every man, [according to] the number of your persons; take ye every man for [them] which [are] in his tents.”

“And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.”