Proverbs 22:2
The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is the maker of them all.
World English Bible British
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 more desirable than great riches, and loving favour is better than silver and gold.
3A prudent man sees danger and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7The LORD makes poor and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up.
Job 34:19He doesn’t respect the persons of princes, nor respect the rich more than the poor, for they all are the work of his hands.
Proverbs 14:31He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, but he who is kind to the needy honours him.
Luke 16:19“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day.
James 2:2For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also 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 →