Proverbs 22:2
The rich and the poor meet together. LORD is the maker of them all.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
In Context
1A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.
3A prudent man sees the evil, and hides himself, but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7LORD makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.
Job 34:19who does not respect the persons of rulers, nor regards the rich more than the poor. For they all are the work of his hands.
Proverbs 14:31He who oppresses a poor man reproaches his maker, but he who has mercy on a needy man honors him.
Luke 16:19Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously daily.
James 2:2For if a man with a gold ring in bright clothing comes into your synagogue, and also a poor man in dirty clothing comes in,
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:2
Miscellaneous Maxims. 1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. Here are two things which are more valuable and which we should covet more than great riches:—1. To be well spoken of: A name (that is, a good name, a name for good things with God and good people) is rather to be chosen than great riches; that is, we should be more careful to do that by which we may get and keep a good name than that by which we may raise and increase a great estate. Great… Read the whole commentary →