Luke 16: 14-15
14 Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him.
15 And He said to them, “You are those who justify yourselves in the sight of men, but God knows your hearts; for that which is highly esteemed among men is detestable in the sight of God.
Luke 16:19-31
19 “Now there was a rich man, and he habitually dressed in purple and fine linen, joyously living in splendor every day.20 “And a poor man named Lazarus was laid at his gate, covered with sores,21 and longing to be fed with the crumbs which were falling from the rich man’s table; besides, even the dogs were coming and licking his sores.22 “Now the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s bosom; and the rich man also died and was buried.23 “In Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far away and Lazarus in his bosom.24 “And he cried out and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool off my tongue, for I am in agony in this flame.’25 “But Abraham said, ‘Child, remember that during your life you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus bad things; but now he is being comforted here, and you are in agony.26 ‘And besides all this, between us and you there is a great chasm fixed, so that those who wish to come over from here to you will not be able, and that none may cross over from there to us.’27 “And he said, ‘Then I beg you, father, that you send him to my father’s house--28 for I have five brothers--in order that he may warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’29 “But Abraham said, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them hear them.’30 “But he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent!’31 “But he said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Deuteronomy 15:7-11
7 “If there is a poor man with you, one of your brothers, in any of your towns in your land which the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart, nor close your hand from your poor brother;8 but you shall freely open your hand to him, and shall generously lend him sufficient for his need in whatever he lacks.9 “Beware that there is no base thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of remission, is near,’ and your eye is hostile toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing; then he may cry to the Lord against you, and it will be a sin in you.10 “You shall generously give to him, and your heart shall not be grieved when you give to him, because for this thing the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all your undertakings.
11 “For the poor will never cease to be in the land; therefore I command you, saying, ‘You shall freely open your hand to your brother, to your needy and poor in your land.’
Isaiah 3:13 - 26
13
The Lord arises to contend,
And stands to judge the people.
14
The Lord enters into judgment with the elders and princes of His people,
“It is you who have devoured the vineyard;
The plunder of the poor is in your houses.
15
“What do you mean by crushing My people
And grinding the face of the poor?”
Declares the Lord God of hosts.
16
Moreover, the Lord said, “Because the daughters of Zion are proud
And walk with heads held high and seductive eyes,
And go along with mincing steps
And tinkle the bangles on their feet,
17
Therefore the Lord will afflict the scalp of the daughters of Zion with scabs,
And the Lord will make their foreheads bare.”
18 In that day the Lord will take away the beauty of their anklets, headbands, crescent ornaments,19 dangling earrings, bracelets, veils,20 headdresses, ankle chains, sashes, perfume boxes, amulets,21 finger rings, nose rings,22 festal robes, outer tunics, cloaks, money purses,23 hand mirrors, undergarments, turbans and veils.
24
Now it will come about that instead of sweet perfume there will be putrefaction;
Instead of a belt, a rope;
Instead of well-set hair, a plucked-out scalp;
Instead of fine clothes, a donning of sackcloth;
And branding instead of beauty.
25
Your men will fall by the sword
And your mighty ones in battle.
26
And her gates will lament and mourn,
And deserted she will sit on the ground.
Jeremiah 5:26-29
26
‘For wicked men are found among My people,
They watch like fowlers lying in wait;
They set a trap,
They catch men.
27
‘Like a cage full of birds,
So their houses are full of deceit;
Therefore they have become great and rich.
28
‘They are fat, they are sleek,
They also excel in deeds of wickedness;
They do not plead the cause,
The cause of the orphan, that they may prosper;
And they do not defend the rights of the poor.
29
‘Shall I not punish these people? ’ declares the Lord ,
‘On a nation such as this
Shall I not avenge Myself?’
Ezekiel 16:48-49
48 “As I live,” declares the Lord God , “Sodom, your sister and her daughters have not done as you and your daughters have done.49 “Behold, this was the guilt of your sister Sodom: she and her daughters had arrogance, abundant food and careless ease, but she did not help the poor and needy.
Amos 8:3
3 “The songs of the palace will turn to wailing in that day,” declares the Lord God . “Many will be the corpses; in every place they will cast them forth in silence.”
4 Hear this, you who trample the needy, to do away with the humble of the land,
5 saying,
“When will the new moon be over,
So that we may sell grain,
And the sabbath, that we may open the wheat market,
To make the bushel smaller and the shekel bigger,
And to cheat with dishonest scales,
6
So as to buy the helpless for money
And the needy for a pair of sandals,
And that we may sell the refuse of the wheat?”
7
The Lord has sworn by the pride of Jacob,
“Indeed, I will never forget any of their deeds.
8
“Because of this will not the land quake
And everyone who dwells in it mourn?
Indeed, all of it will rise up like the Nile,
And it will be tossed about
And subside like the Nile of Egypt.
9
“It will come about in that day,” declares the Lord God ,
“That I will make the sun go down at noon
And make the earth dark in broad daylight.
10
“Then I will turn your festivals into mourning
And all your songs into lamentation;
And I will bring sackcloth on everyone’s loins
And baldness on every head.
And I will make it like a time of mourning for an only son,
And the end of it will be like a bitter day.
11
“Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God ,
“When I will send a famine on the land,
Not a famine for bread or a thirst for water,
But rather for hearing the words of the Lord .
12
“People will stagger from sea to sea
And from the north even to the east;
They will go to and fro to seek the word of the Lord ,
But they will not find it.
13
“In that day the beautiful virgins
And the young men will faint from thirst.
14
“ As for those who swear by the guilt of Samaria,
Who say, ‘As your god lives, O Dan,’
And, ‘As the way of Beersheba lives,’
They will fall and not rise again.”
Luke 6:24-25
24 “But woe to you who are rich, for you are receiving your comfort in full.25 “Woe to you who are well-fed now, for you shall be hungry. Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep.