Bible Verses About Provision in Lack

Thou hast not given water to the weary to drink, and thou hast withholden bread from the hungry.

They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

And there will I nourish thee; for yet there are five years of famine; lest thou, and thy household, and all that thou hast, come to poverty.

I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

And when money failed in the land of Egypt, and in the land of Canaan, all the Egyptians came unto Joseph, and said, Give us bread: for why should we die in thy presence? for the money faileth.

For all these have of their abundance cast in unto the offerings of God: but she of her penury hath cast in all the living that she had.

And I will set up shepherds over them which shall feed them: and they shall fear no more, nor be dismayed, neither shall they be lacking, saith the Lord.

And his disciples answered him, From whence can a man satisfy these men with bread here in the wilderness?

Now there came a dearth over all the land of Egypt and Chanaan, and great affliction: and our fathers found no sustenance.

There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath.

And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!

The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah concerning the dearth.

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:

For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

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;)

And I also have given you cleanness of teeth in all your cities, and want of bread in all your places: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the Lord.

And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

And I will multiply the fruit of the tree, and the increase of the field, that ye shall receive no more reproach of famine among the heathen.

For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink:

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

Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.

Then said Saul to his servant, But, behold, if we go, what shall we bring the man? for the bread is spent in our vessels, and there is not a present to bring to the man of God: what have we?

The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath.

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.

Yet there is both straw and provender for our asses; and there is bread and wine also for me, and for thy handmaid, and for the young man which is with thy servants: there is no want of any thing.

But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.

Thou gavest also thy good spirit to instruct them, and withheldest not thy manna from their mouth, and gavest them water for their thirst.

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

When the poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue faileth for thirst, I the Lord will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee?

And the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine following; for it shall be very grievous.