Scriptures about widows and orphans and God's care for them.
14 Scriptures · Father’s Blessing Bible
Exodus 22:22–24
22 You shall not afflict any widow or orphan; 23 if you afflict them in any way, and they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry, 24 and My wrath will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
Deuteronomy 10:18
He administers justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving him food and clothing.
Deuteronomy 24:19–21
19 When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, do not go back to get it; let it remain for the foreigner, [the poor,] the orphan, and the widow, so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work of your hands. 20 When you beat your olive tree, do not go over the branches again; let what remains be for the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow. [And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt; therefore I command you to do this.] 21 When you gather the grapes in your vineyard, do not glean what remains after you; let it remain for the foreigner, the orphan, and the widow;
Psalm 68:5
A father to the fatherless and a defender of widows is God in His holy dwelling.
Psalm 146:9
The Lord watches over the foreigner and sustains the orphan and the widow, but frustrates the ways of the wicked.
Isaiah 1:17
learn to do good; seek justice, defend the oppressed, uphold the cause of the fatherless, plead the widow’s case.
James 1:27
Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
1 Timothy 5:3–5
3 Honor widows who are truly widows. 4 But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to show godliness toward their own family and to repay their parents, for this is pleasing to God. 5 Now she who is truly a widow and left alone hopes in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day;
Proverbs 23:10–11
10 Do not move the ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of orphans, 11 for their Redeemer is mighty; He will plead their case against you.
Luke 7:11–15
11 After this, Jesus went to a city called Nain; and many of His disciples and a large crowd went with Him. 12 When He approached the city gate, a dead man was being carried out—the only son of his mother, who was a widow; and a large crowd from the city was with her. 13 When the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” 14 Then He came up and touched the bier, and those carrying it stood still. And He said, “Young man, I say to you, arise!” 15 The dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.
1 Kings 17:8–16
8 And the word of the Lord came to him: 9 “Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and stay there. I have commanded a widow there to provide for you.” 10 So he arose and went to Zarephath. When he came to the entrance of the city, a widow was there gathering sticks. He called to her and said, “Please bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink.” 11 As she was going to get it, he called to her and said, “Please bring me a piece of bread in your hand as well.” 12 She said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked—only a handful of flour in a bin and a little oil in a jar. I am gathering a few sticks to go and prepare it for myself and my son, so that we may eat it and die.” 13 Elijah said to her, “Do not be afraid. Go and do as you have said, but first make me a small cake from it and bring it to me; afterward, make something for yourself and your son. 14 For thus says the Lord God of Israel: ‘The bin of flour shall not be used up, and the jar of oil shall not run dry until the day the Lord sends rain on the earth.’” 15 She went and did according to the word of Elijah; and she, he, and her household ate for many days. 16 The bin of flour was not used up, and the jar of oil did not run dry, according to the word of the Lord that He spoke through Elijah.
Psalm 10:17–18
17 Lord, You hear the desire of the humble; You strengthen their heart; You incline Your ear, 18 to do justice for the orphan and the oppressed, so that man on earth may terrify them no more.
Job 29:12–13
12 because I rescued the poor who cried out and the fatherless who had no helper. 13 The blessing of the perishing came upon me, and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.
Acts 6:1
Now in those days, when the disciples were increasing, a complaint arose from the Hellenists against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution.
