2. ASSIST THE POOR

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

4. Poor Choice Poverty  Laziness

5. Proverbs 10:4 (NCV) A lazy person will end up poor.

6. Proverbs 28:19 (TEV) People who waste time will always be poor.

7. Poor Choice Poverty  Laziness  Foolishness

8. Proverbs 21:5 (TLB) Hasty speculation brings poverty.

9. Proverbs 17:18 (MSG) It's stupid to try to get something for nothing, or run up huge bills you can never pay.

10. 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.

11. Major Causes of (Extreme) Poverty  Tragedy

12. 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.

13. Major Causes of (Extreme) Poverty  Tragedy  Culture

14. Deuteronomy 26:6 (GW) The Egyptians treated us cruelly, oppressed us, and made us do back-breaking work for them.

15. Job 7:6 (TLB) My life drags by – day after hopeless day.

16. Psalm 88:4 (MSG) I'm written off as a lost cause, one more statistic, a hopeless case.

17. Major Causes of (Extreme) Poverty  Tragedy  Culture  Corruption

18. 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.

19. Galatians 6:8 (ESV) For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption,

20. Major Causes of (Extreme) Poverty  Tragedy  Culture  Corruption  Business of Poverty

21. Proverbs 30:14 (TEV) There are people who take cruel advantage of the poor and needy; that is the way they make their living.

22. How Can I Help?  Treat Everyone with Dignity

23. Proverbs 22:2 (NLT) The rich and poor have this in common: The Lord made them both.

24. 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.

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

26. Galatians 6:10a (NCV) When we have the opportunity to help anyone, we should do it.

27. 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.

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

29. Proverbs 31:8-9 (NCV) Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves; defend the rights of all those who have nothing.

30. 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.

31. Proverbs 21:13 (NLT) Those who shut their ears to the cries of the poor will be ignored in their own time of need.

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

33. 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.

34. 1 John 3:18 (TLB) Let us stop just saying we love people; let us really love them, and show it by our actions.

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

36. ASSIST THE POOR