Proverbs 22:2

Webster's Bible (1833)

The rich and the poor have this in common: Yahweh is the maker of them all.

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Referenced Verses

  • Job 31:15 : 15 Didn't he who made me in the womb make him? Didn't one fashion us in the womb?
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, But he who is kind to the needy honors him.
  • Prov 29:13 : 13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.
  • Job 34:19 : 19 Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, Nor regards the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.
  • 1 Cor 12:21 : 21 The eye can't tell the hand, "I have no need for you," or again the head to the feet, "I have no need for you."
  • Jas 2:2-5 : 2 For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your assembly, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in; 3 and you pay special attention to him who wears the fine clothing, and say, "Sit here in a good place;" and you tell the poor man, "Stand there," or "Sit by my footstool;" 4 haven't you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?
  • 1 Sam 2:7 : 7 Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich: He brings low, he also lifts up.
  • Ps 49:1-2 : 1 > Hear this, all you peoples. Listen, all you 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, living in luxury every day. 20 A certain beggar, named Lazarus, was laid at his gate, full of sores,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Ps 49:2
    82%

    2 Both low and high, Rich and poor together.

  • 1 Sam 2:6-8
    3 verses
    79%

    6 Yahweh kills, and makes alive: He brings down to Sheol, and brings up.

    7 Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich: He brings low, he also lifts up.

    8 He raises up the poor out of the dust, He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, Inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh's, He has set the world on them.

  • Prov 29:13-14
    2 verses
    78%

    13 The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: Yahweh gives sight to the eyes of both.

    14 The king who fairly judges the poor, His throne shall be established forever.

  • Job 34:19
    76%

    19 Who doesn't respect the persons of princes, Nor regards the rich more than the poor; For they all are the work of his hands.

  • Prov 22:7
    74%

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

  • Prov 22:1
    73%

    1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, And loving favor is better than silver and gold.

  • Prov 14:31
    73%

    31 He who oppresses the poor shows contempt for his Maker, But he who is kind to the needy honors him.

  • Prov 22:16
    73%

    16 Whoever oppresses the poor for his own increase and whoever gives to the rich, Both come to poverty.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    73%

    7 There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.

    8 The ransom of a man's life is his riches, But the poor hear no threats.

  • Ps 41:1
    73%

    1 > Blessed is he who considers the poor: Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.

  • Prov 18:23
    72%

    23 The poor plead for mercy, But the rich answer harshly.

  • Prov 19:4
    72%

    4 Wealth adds many friends, But the poor is separated from his friend.

  • Prov 14:20
    72%

    20 The poor person is shunned even by his own neighbor, But the rich person has many friends.

  • Prov 28:11
    71%

    11 The rich man is wise in his own eyes; But the poor who has understanding sees through him.

  • Prov 19:17
    71%

    17 He who has pity on the poor lends to Yahweh; He will reward him.

  • Prov 28:6
    71%

    6 Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, Than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

  • Prov 20:12
    71%

    12 The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, Yahweh has made even both of them.

  • Jas 1:10
    71%

    10 and the rich, in that he is made humble, because like the flower in the grass, he will pass away.

  • Eccl 5:8-9
    2 verses
    70%

    8 If you see the oppression of the poor, and the violent taking away of justice and righteousness in a district, don't marvel at the matter: for one official is eyed by a higher one; and there are officials over them.

    9 Moreover the profit of the earth is for all. The king profits from the field.

  • Ps 113:7
    70%

    7 He raises up the poor out of the dust. Lifts up the needy from the ash heap;

  • Prov 10:15
    70%

    15 The rich man's wealth is his strong city. The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Jas 2:5-6
    2 verses
    69%

    5 Listen, my beloved brothers. Didn't God choose those who are poor in this world to be rich in faith, and heirs of the Kingdom which he promised to those who love him?

    6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Don't the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

  • 1 Chr 29:12
    69%

    12 Both riches and honor come of you, and you rule over all; and in your hand is power and might; and it is in your hand to make great, and to give strength to all.

  • Jas 2:2
    69%

    2 For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your assembly, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in;

  • Prov 17:5
    69%

    5 Whoever mocks the poor reproaches his Maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 10:22
    69%

    22 Yahweh's blessing brings wealth, And he adds no trouble to it.

  • Prov 22:22
    68%

    22 Don't exploit the poor, because he is poor; And don't crush the needy in court;

  • Ps 14:6
    68%

    6 You frustrate the plan of the poor, Because Yahweh is his refuge.

  • Eccl 9:2
    68%

    2 All things come alike to all. There is one event to the righteous and to the wicked; to the good, to the clean, to the unclean, to him who sacrifices, and to him who doesn't sacrifice. As is the good, so is the sinner; he who takes an oath, as he who fears an oath.

  • Prov 22:4
    68%

    4 The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh Is wealth, honor, and life.

  • Prov 28:3
    68%

    3 A needy man who oppresses the poor Is like a driving rain which leaves no crops.

  • Ps 22:28
    68%

    28 For the kingdom is Yahweh's. He is the ruler over the nations.

  • Rom 10:12
    68%

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

  • Eccl 10:6
    68%

    6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

  • Isa 66:2
    68%

    2 For all these things has my hand made, and [so] all these things came to be, says Yahweh: but to this man will I look, even to him who is poor and of a contrite spirit, and who trembles at my word.

  • 2 Sam 12:1-2
    2 verses
    68%

    1 Yahweh sent Nathan to David. He came to him, and said to him, "There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.

    2 The rich man had very many flocks and herds,

  • Ps 33:15
    68%

    15 He who fashions all of their hearts; And he considers all of their works.

  • 1 Tim 6:17
    68%

    17 Charge those who are rich in this present world that they not be haughty, nor have their hope set on the uncertainty of riches, but on the living God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy;

  • Ps 148:11
    68%

    11 Kings of the earth and all peoples; Princes and all judges of the earth;

  • Jer 22:16
    67%

    16 He judged the cause of the poor and needy; then it was well. Wasn't this to know me? says Yahweh.

  • Job 27:19
    67%

    19 He lies down rich, but he shall not do so again. He opens his eyes, and he is not.

  • Prov 22:9
    67%

    9 He who has a generous eye will be blessed; For he shares his food with the poor.

  • Prov 28:22
    67%

    22 A stingy man hurries after riches, And doesn't know that poverty waits for him.