Proverbs 22:2
עָשִׁיר וָרָשׁ נִפְגָּשׁוּ עֹשֵׂה כֻלָּם יְהוָֽה ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.
In Context
1נִבְחָר שֵׁם מֵעֹשֶׁר רָב מִכֶּסֶף וּמִזָּהָב חֵן טֽוֹב ׃
3עָרוּם ׀ רָאָה רָעָה ויסתר וּפְתָיִים עָבְרוּ וְֽנֶעֱנָֽשׁוּ ׃
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:7יְהוָה מוֹרִישׁ וּמַעֲשִׁיר מַשְׁפִּיל אַף ־ מְרוֹמֵֽם ׃
Job 34:19אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא ־ נָשָׂא ׀ פְּנֵי שָׂרִים וְלֹא נִכַּר ־ שׁוֹעַ לִפְנֵי ־ דָל כִּֽי ־ מַעֲשֵׂה יָדָיו כֻּלָּֽם ׃
Proverbs 14:31עֹשֵֽׁק ־ דָּל חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ וּמְכַבְּדוֹ חֹנֵן אֶבְיֽוֹן ׃
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 →