Bible Verses about “lack”
The Bible contains 25 verses about lack across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“‹But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.›”
“I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.”
“[Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.”
“‹Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?›”
“‹(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:) for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.›”
“But let patience have [her] perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.”
“¶ A Psalm of David. The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.”
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.”
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
“If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food,”
“And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be [ye] warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what [doth it] profit?”
“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.”
“¶ But godliness with contentment is great gain.”
“And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.”
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, [therewith] to be content.”
“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 we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is] certain we can carry nothing out.”
“‹Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?›”
“The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good [thing].”
“¶ And he said unto his disciples, ‹Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.›”
“‹The life is more than meat, and the body› [is more] ‹than raiment.›”
“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.”
“O fear the LORD, ye his saints: for [there is] no want to them that fear him.”
“And he said unto them, ‹When I sent you without purse, and scrip, and shoes, lacked ye any thing?› And they said, Nothing.”
“The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.”