Proverbs 22:2

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The rich and the poor are met together; the LORD is the Creator of them both.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 31:15 : 15 Did not the one who made me in the womb make them? Did not the same one form us in the womb?
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.
  • Prov 29:13 : 13 The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gives light to the eyes of them both.
  • Job 34:19 : 19 who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?
  • 1 Cor 12:21 : 21 The eye cannot say to the hand,“I do not need you,” nor in turn can the head say to the foot,“I do not need you.”
  • Jas 2:2-5 : 2 For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes, 3 do you pay attention to the one who is finely dressed and say,“You sit here in a good place,” and to the poor person,“You stand over there,” or“Sit on the floor”? 4 If so, have you not made distinctions among yourselves and become judges with evil motives? 5 Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?
  • 1 Sam 2:7 : 7 The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.
  • Ps 49:1-2 : 1 For the music director, a psalm by the Korahites. Listen to this, all you nations! Pay attention, all you inhabitants of the world! 2 Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor!
  • Luke 16:19-20 : 19 The Rich Man and Lazarus“There was a rich man who dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. 20 But at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus whose body was covered with sores,

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Ps 49:2
    82%

    2Pay attention, all you people, both rich and poor!

  • 1 Sam 2:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    6The LORD both kills and gives life; he brings down to the grave and raises up.

    7The LORD impoverishes and makes wealthy; he humbles and he exalts.

    8He lifts the weak from the dust; he raises the poor from the ash heap to seat them with princes– he bestows on them an honored position. The foundations of the earth belong to the LORD– he placed the world on them.

  • Prov 29:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13The poor person and the oppressor have this in common: the LORD gives light to the eyes of them both.

    14If a king judges the poor in truth, his throne will be established forever.

  • Job 34:19
    76%

    19who shows no partiality to princes, and does not take note of the rich more than the poor, because all of them are the work of his hands?

  • Prov 22:7
    74%

    7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

  • Prov 22:1
    73%

    1A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Prov 22:16
    73%

    16The one who oppresses the poor to increase his own gain and the one who gives to the rich– both end up only in poverty.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7There is one who pretends to be rich and yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor and yet possesses great wealth.

    8The ransom of a person’s life is his wealth, thus the poor person has never heard a threat.

  • Ps 41:1
    73%

    1For the music director; a psalm of David. How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, may the LORD deliver him.

  • Prov 18:23
    72%

    23A poor person makes supplications, but a rich man answers harshly.

  • Prov 19:4
    72%

    4Wealth adds many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend.

  • Prov 14:20
    72%

    20A poor person will be disliked even by his neighbors, but those who love the rich are many.

  • Prov 28:11
    71%

    11A rich person is wise in his own opinion, but a discerning poor person can evaluate him properly.

  • Prov 19:17
    71%

    17The one who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and the LORD will repay him for his good deed.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6A poor person who walks in his integrity is better than one who is perverse in his ways even though he is rich.

  • Prov 20:12
    71%

    12The ear that hears and the eye that sees– the LORD has made them both.

  • Jas 1:10
    71%

    10But the rich person’s pride should be in his humiliation, because he will pass away like a wildflower in the meadow.

  • Eccl 5:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8Government Corruption If you see the extortion of the poor, or the perversion of justice and fairness in the government, do not be astonished by the matter. For the high official is watched by a higher official, and there are higher ones over them!

    9The produce of the land is seized by all of them, even the king is served by the fields.

  • Ps 113:7
    70%

    7He raises the poor from the dirt, and lifts up the needy from the garbage pile,

  • Prov 10:15
    70%

    15The wealth of a rich person is like a fortified city, but the poor are brought to ruin by their poverty.

  • Jas 2:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

    6But you have dishonored the poor! Are not the rich oppressing you and dragging you into the courts?

  • 1 Chr 29:12
    69%

    12You are the source of wealth and honor; you rule over all. You possess strength and might to magnify and give strength to all.

  • Jas 2:2
    69%

    2For if someone comes into your assembly wearing a gold ring and fine clothing, and a poor person enters in filthy clothes,

  • Prov 17:5
    69%

    5The one who mocks the poor has insulted his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 10:22
    69%

    22The blessing from the LORD makes a person rich, and he adds no sorrow to it.

  • Prov 22:22
    68%

    22Do not exploit a poor person because he is poor and do not crush the needy in court,

  • Ps 14:6
    68%

    6You want to humiliate the oppressed, even though the LORD is their shelter.

  • Eccl 9:2
    68%

    2Everyone shares the same fate– the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the ceremonially clean and unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. What happens to the good person, also happens to the sinner; what happens to those who make vows, also happens to those who are afraid to make vows.

  • Prov 22:4
    68%

    4The reward for humility and fearing the LORD is riches and honor and life.

  • Prov 28:3
    68%

    3A poor person who oppresses the weak is like a driving rain without food.

  • Ps 22:28
    68%

    28For the LORD is king and rules over the nations.

  • Rom 10:12
    68%

    12For there is no distinction between the Jew and the Greek, for the same Lord is Lord of all, who richly blesses all who call on him.

  • Eccl 10:6
    68%

    6Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

  • Isa 66:2
    68%

    2My hand made them; that is how they came to be,” says the LORD. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.

  • 2 Sam 12:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1Nathan the Prophet Confronts David So the LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to David, Nathan said,“There were two men in a certain city, one rich and the other poor.

    2The rich man had a great many flocks and herds.

  • Ps 33:15
    68%

    15He is the one who forms every human heart, and takes note of all their actions.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    68%

    17Command those who are rich in this world’s goods not to be haughty or to set their hope on riches, which are uncertain, but on God who richly provides us with all things for our enjoyment.

  • Ps 148:11
    68%

    11you kings of the earth and all you nations, you princes and all you leaders on the earth,

  • Jer 22:16
    67%

    16He upheld the cause of the poor and needy. So things went well for Judah.’ The LORD says,‘That is a good example of what it means to know me.’

  • Job 27:19
    67%

    19He goes to bed wealthy, but will do so no more. When he opens his eyes, it is all gone.

  • Prov 22:9
    67%

    9A generous person will be blessed, for he has given some of his food to the poor.

  • Prov 28:22
    67%

    22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.