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Is “God helps those who help themselves” in the Bible?
No. “God helps those who help themselves” is not in the Bible. Scripture keeps pointing the other way: God helps the helpless (Romans 5:6).
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Is “God helps those who help themselves” in the Bible?
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No. It is not in the Bible.
Scripture keeps pointing the other way: God helps the helpless (Romans 5:6).
What the Bible says instead
For while we were still helpless, Christ died for the ungodly at the appointed time.
Romans 5:6 · open the chapter →
I raise my eyes toward the mountains. Where will my help come from? My help is from Yahweh, the one who made heaven and earth.
Psalm 121:1-2 · open the chapter →
For you have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in their distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat; for the breath of the ruthless is like a storm against a wall,
Isaiah 25:4 · open the chapter →
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Is “God helps those who help themselves” in the Bible?
No. “God helps those who help themselves” is not in the Bible. Scripture keeps pointing the other way: God helps the helpless (Romans 5:6).
Where does “God helps those who help themselves” come from?
Ancient Greek, in Aesop’s fables; popularized in English by Algernon Sidney and by Benjamin Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanack.
What does the Bible say instead?
Read Romans 5:6, Psalm 121:1-2, Isaiah 25:4. Scripture keeps pointing the other way: God helps the helpless (Romans 5:6).
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