Proverbs 22:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 31:15 : 15 Did not he that made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?
Prov 14:31 : 31 He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
Prov 29:13 : 13 The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
Job 34:19 : 19 That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
1 Cor 12:21 : 21 And the eye cannot {G3756} say to the hand, I have no need of thee: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
Jas 2:2-5 : 2 For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing; 3 and ye have regard to him that weareth the fine clothing, and say, {G846} Sit thou here in a good place; and ye say to the poor man, Stand thou there, or sit {G5602} under my footstool; 4 do ye not make distinctions among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
1 Sam 2:7 : 7 Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.
Ps 49:1-2 : 1 For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Hear this, all ye peoples; Give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world, 2 Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
Luke 16:19-20 : 19 Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: 20 and {G2258} a certain beggar named Lazarus was laid at his gate, full of 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%
2Both low and high, Rich and poor together.
1 Sam 2:6-8
3 verses
79%
6Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up.
7Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up.
8He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them.
Prov 29:13-14
2 verses
78%
13The poor man and the oppressor meet together; Jehovah lighteneth the eyes of them both.
14The king that faithfully judgeth the poor, His throne shall be established for ever.
Job 34:19
76%
19That respecteth not the persons of princes, Nor regardeth the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
Prov 22:7
74%
7The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.
Prov 22:1
73%
1A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, [And] loving favor rather than silver and gold.
Prov 14:31
73%
31He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker; But he that hath mercy on the needy honoreth him.
Prov 22:16
73%
16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.
Prov 13:7-8
2 verses
73%
7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.
8The ransom of a man's life is his riches; But the poor heareth no threatening.
Ps 41:1
73%
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
Prov 18:23
72%
23The poor useth entreaties; But the rich answereth roughly.
Prov 19:4
72%
4Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.
Prov 14:20
72%
20The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
Prov 28:11
71%
11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.
Prov 19:17
71%
17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto Jehovah, And his good deed will he pay him again.
Prov 28:6
71%
6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.
Prov 20:12
71%
12The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Jehovah hath made even both of them.
Jas 1:10
71%
10and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
Eccl 5:8-9
2 verses
70%
8If thou seest the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a province, marvel not at the matter: for one higher than the high regardeth; and there are higher than they.
9Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king [himself] is served by the field.
Ps 113:7
70%
7He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, And lifteth up the needy from the dunghill;
Prov 10:15
70%
15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.
Jas 2:5-6
2 verses
69%
5Hearken, my beloved brethren; did not God choose them that are poor as to the world [to be] rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he promised to them that love him?
6But ye have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you, and themselves drag you before the judgment-seats?
1 Chr 29:12
69%
12Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou rulest over all; and in thy hand is power and might; and in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
Jas 2:2
69%
2For if there come into your synagogue a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, and there come in also a poor man in vile clothing;
Prov 17:5
69%
5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; [And] he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Prov 10:22
69%
22The blessing of Jehovah, it maketh rich; And he addeth no sorrow therewith.
Prov 22:22
68%
22Rob not the poor, because he is poor; Neither oppress the afflicted in the gate:
Ps 14:6
68%
6Ye put to shame the counsel of the poor, Because Jehovah is his refuge.
Eccl 9:2
68%
2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth and to him that sacrificeth not; as is the good, so is the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.
Prov 22:4
68%
4The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah [Is] riches, and honor, and life.
Prov 28:3
68%
3A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.
Ps 22:28
68%
28For the kingdom is Jehovah's; And he is the ruler over the nations.
Rom 10:12
68%
12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek: for the same [Lord] is Lord of all, and is rich unto all that call upon him:
Eccl 10:6
68%
6folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.
Isa 66:2
68%
2For all these things hath my hand made, and [so] all these things came to be, saith Jehovah: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and that trembleth at my word.
2 Sam 12:1-2
2 verses
68%
1And Jehovah sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds;
Ps 33:15
68%
15He that fashioneth the hearts of them all, That considereth all their works.
1 Tim 6:17
68%
17Charge them that are rich in this present world, that they be not highminded, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on {G2198} God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy;
Ps 148:11
68%
11Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;
Jer 22:16
67%
16He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Was not this to know me? saith Jehovah.
Job 27:19
67%
19He lieth down rich, but he shall not be gathered [to his fathers]; He openeth his eyes, and he is not.
Prov 22:9
67%
9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.
Prov 28:22
67%
22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.