New English Translation
Proverbs 22:2
2The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both.
Proverbs 22:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
- New International Version (NIV)Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the Maker of them all.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The rich and the poor have this in common, The Lord is the maker of them all.
Context of Proverbs 22:2
1A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold. The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the creator of them both. 3A shrewd person sees danger and hides himself, but the naive keep right on going and suffer for it. 4The reward for humility and fearing the Lord is riches and honor and life.
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עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 22:2
- Proverbs 29:13The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the Lord gives light to the eyes of them both.
- 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.
- Psalms 49:1Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world!
- Luke 16:19“There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day.
- 1 Corinthians 12:21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot, “I do not need you.”
- James 2:2For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,
- Proverbs 14:31The one who oppresses the poor insults his Creator, but whoever shows favor to the needy honors him.
- Job 31:15Did not the one who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us in the womb?
- Job 34:19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?
Commentaries on Proverbs 22:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2The rich and poor meet together - עשיר ashir the opulent, whether in money, land, or property; רש rash, the man that is destitute of these, and lives by his labor, whether a handicraftsman, or one that tills the ground. In the order of God, the rich and the poor live together, and are mutually helpful to each other. Without the poor, the rich could not be supplied with the articles which they consume; for the poor include all the laboring classes of…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Compare the margin reference. Another recognition of the oneness of a common humanity, overriding all distinctions of rank.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2Verse 2 Divine Providence has so ordered it, that some are rich, and others poor, but all are guilty before God; and at the throne of God's grace the poor are as welcome as the rich.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2Remembering that the Lord created both rich and poor helps stop the exploitation of the poor.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Before God all are on the same footing (Pr 14:31; 17:5).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 22
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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