Proverbs 22:2

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 31:15 : 15 Did not God make him as well as me? did he not give us life in our mothers' bodies?
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.
  • Prov 29:13 : 13 The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.
  • Job 34:19 : 19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.
  • 1 Cor 12:21 : 21 And the eye may not say to the hand, I have no need of you: or again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.
  • Jas 2:2-5 : 2 For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing, 3 And you do honour to the man in fair clothing and say, Come here and take this good place; and you say to the poor man, Take up your position there, or be seated at my feet; 4 Is there not a division in your minds? have you not become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?
  • 1 Sam 2:7 : 7 The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;
  • Ps 49:1-2 : 1 <Alamoth. To the chief music-maker. Of the sons of Korah. A Psalm.> Give attention to this, all you peoples; let your ears be open, all you who are living in the world. 2 High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.
  • Luke 16:19-20 : 19 Now there was a certain man of great wealth, who was dressed in fair clothing of purple and delicate linen, and was shining and glad every day. 20 And a certain poor man, named Lazarus, was stretched out at his door, full of wounds,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 49:2
    82%

    2 High and low together, the poor, and those who have wealth.

  • 1 Sam 2:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    6 The Lord is the giver of death and life: sending men down to the underworld and lifting them up.

    7 The Lord gives wealth and takes a man's goods from him: crushing men down and again lifting them up;

    8 Lifting the poor out of the dust, and him who is in need out of the lowest place, to give them their place among rulers, and for their heritage the seat of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord's and he has made them the base of the world.

  • Prov 29:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13 The poor man and his creditor come face to face: the Lord gives light to their eyes equally.

    14 The king who is a true judge in the cause of the poor, will be safe for ever on the seat of his power.

  • Job 34:19
    76%

    19 Who has no respect for rulers, and who gives no more attention to those who have wealth than to the poor, for they are all the work of his hands.

  • Prov 22:7
    74%

    7 The man of wealth has rule over the poor, and he who gets into debt is a servant to his creditor.

  • Prov 22:1
    73%

    1 A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31 He who is hard on the poor puts shame on his Maker; but he who has mercy on those who are in need gives him honour.

  • Prov 22:16
    73%

    16 He who is cruel to the poor for the purpose of increasing his profit, and he who gives to the man of wealth, will only come to be in need.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

    8 A man will give his wealth in exchange for his life; but the poor will not give ear to sharp words.

  • Ps 41:1
    73%

    1 <To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

  • Prov 18:23
    72%

    23 The poor man makes requests for grace, but the man of wealth gives a rough answer.

  • Prov 19:4
    72%

    4 Wealth makes a great number of friends; but the poor man is parted from his friend.

  • Prov 14:20
    72%

    20 The poor man is hated even by his neighbour, but the man of wealth has numbers of friends.

  • Prov 28:11
    71%

    11 The man of wealth seems to himself to be wise, but the poor man who has sense has a low opinion of him.

  • Prov 19:17
    71%

    17 He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6 Better is the poor man whose ways are upright, than the man of wealth whose ways are not straight.

  • Prov 20:12
    71%

    12 The hearing ear and the seeing eye are equally the Lord's work.

  • Jas 1:10
    71%

    10 But the man of wealth, that he is made low; because like the flower of the grass he will come to his end.

  • Eccl 5:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 It is good generally for a country where the land is worked to have a king.

    9 He who has a love for silver never has enough silver, or he who has love for wealth, enough profit. This again is to no purpose.

  • Ps 113:7
    70%

    7 He takes the poor man out of the dust, lifting him up from his low position;

  • Prov 10:15
    70%

    15 The property of the man of wealth is his strong town: the poor man's need is his destruction.

  • Jas 2:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5 Give ear, my dear brothers; are not those who are poor in the things of this world marked out by God to have faith as their wealth, and for their heritage the kingdom which he has said he will give to those who have love for him?

    6 But you have put the poor man to shame. Are not the men of wealth rulers over you? do they not take you by force before their judges?

  • 1 Chr 29:12
    69%

    12 Wealth and honour come from you, and you are ruler over all, and in your hand is power and strength; it is in your power to make great, and to give strength to all.

  • Jas 2:2
    69%

    2 For if a man comes into your Synagogue in fair clothing and with a gold ring, and a poor man comes in with dirty clothing,

  • Prov 17:5
    69%

    5 Whoever makes sport of the poor puts shame on his Maker; and he who is glad because of trouble will not go free from punishment.

  • Prov 10:22
    69%

    22 The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.

  • Prov 22:22
    68%

    22 Do not take away the property of the poor man because he is poor, or be cruel to the crushed ones when they come before the judge:

  • Ps 14:6
    68%

    6 You have put to shame the thoughts of the poor, but the Lord is his support.

  • Eccl 9:2
    68%

    2 Because to all there is one event, to the upright man and to the evil, to the clean and to the unclean, to him who makes an offering and to him who makes no offering; as is the good so is the sinner; he who takes an oath is as he who has fear of it.

  • Prov 22:4
    68%

    4 The reward of a gentle spirit and the fear of the Lord is wealth and honour and life.

  • Prov 28:3
    68%

    3 A man of wealth who is cruel to the poor is like a violent rain causing destruction of food.

  • Ps 22:28
    68%

    28 For the kingdom is the Lord's; he is the ruler among the nations.

  • Rom 10:12
    68%

    12 And the Jew is not different from the Greek: for there is the same Lord of all, who is good to all who have hope in his name:

  • Eccl 10:6
    68%

    6 The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.

  • Isa 66:2
    68%

    2 For all these things my hand has made, and they are mine, says the Lord; but to this man only will I give attention, to him who is poor and broken in spirit, fearing my word.

  • 2 Sam 12:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1 And the Lord sent Nathan to David. And Nathan came to him and said, There were two men in the same town: one a man of great wealth, and the other a poor man.

    2 The man of wealth had great numbers of flocks and herds;

  • Ps 33:15
    68%

    15 He makes all their hearts; their works are clear to him.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    68%

    17 Give orders to those who have money and goods in this life, not to be lifted up in their minds, or to put their hope in the uncertain chances of wealth, but in God who gives us in full measure all things for our use;

  • Ps 148:11
    68%

    11 Kings of the earth, and all peoples; rulers and all judges of the earth:

  • Jer 22:16
    67%

    16 He was judge in the cause of the poor and those in need; then it was well. Was not this to have knowledge of me? says the Lord.

  • Job 27:19
    67%

    19 He goes to rest full of wealth, but does so for the last time: on opening his eyes, he sees it there no longer.

  • Prov 22:9
    67%

    9 He who is kind will have a blessing, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

  • Prov 28:22
    67%

    22 He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.