Proverbs 22:2

Proverbs 22:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The rich and poor meet together: 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)The rich and poor have this in common: The Lord made them both.

Context of Proverbs 22:2

1A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all. 3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty. 4Humility is the fear of the Lord; its wages are riches and honor and life.

Proverbs 22:2 word by word

עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The richעָשִׁיר‛âshîyr · richH6223
• and poorרוּשׁrûsh · be poorH7326
• meet togetherפָּגַשׁpâgash · to meetH6298
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• the makerעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213

Cross-references for Proverbs 22:2

• Proverbs 29:13The poor and the oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
• 1 Samuel 2:7The Lord sends poverty and wealth; he humbles and he exalts.
• Psalms 49:1Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all who live in this world,
• Luke 16:19“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day.
• 1 Corinthians 12:21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I don’t need you!” And the head cannot say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”
• James 2:2Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in filthy old clothes also comes in.
• Proverbs 14:31Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
• Job 31:15Did not he who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us both within our mothers?
• Job 34:19who shows no partiality to princes and does not favor the rich over the poor, for they are all 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

Topics related to Proverbs 22:2

• God
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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