Proverbs 22:2
Rich and poor have met together, || YHWH [is] the Maker of them all.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
In Context
1A name is chosen rather than much wealth, || Than silver and than gold—good grace.
3The prudent has seen the evil, and is hidden, || And the simple have passed on, and are punished.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7YHWH dispossesses, and He makes rich, || He makes low, indeed, He makes high.
Job 34:19That has not accepted the person of princes, || Nor has known the rich before the poor, || For all of them [are] a work of His hands.
Proverbs 14:31An oppressor of the poor reproaches his Maker, || And whoever is honoring Him || Is favoring the needy.
Luke 16:19And—a certain man was rich, and was clothed in purple and fine linen, making merry sumptuously every day,
James 2:2for if there may come into your synagogue a man with gold ring, in radiant clothing, and there may also come in a poor man in vile clothing,
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 →