Proverbs 22:2

In 11 translations

BSB

The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Rich and poor have met together, || YHWH [is] the Maker of them all.

YLT

Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all [is] Jehovah.

DBY

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

DRC

The rich and poor have met one another: the Lord is the maker of them both.

GNV

The rich and poore meete together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

JPS

The rich and the poor meet together — the LORD is the maker of them all.

LXXE

The rich and the poor meet together; but the Lord made them both.

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Original-language editions

WLC

עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Πλούσιος καὶ πτωχὸς συνήντησαν ἀλλήλοις, ἀμφοτέρους δὲ ὁ κύριος ἐποίησε.

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• Job 31:15Did not He who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same One form us in the womb?
• 1 Samuel 2:7The LORD sends poverty and wealth; He humbles and He exalts.
• Proverbs 14:31Whoever oppresses the poor taunts their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors Him.
• Job 34:19who is not partial to princes and does not favor rich over poor? For they are all the work of His hands.
• Proverbs 29:13The poor man and the oppressor have this in common: The LORD gives light to the eyes of both.
• James 2:2–5Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say…
• 1 Corinthians 12:21The eye cannot say to the hand, “I do not need you.” Nor can the head say to the feet, “I do not need you.”
• Psalms 49:1–2Hear this, all you peoples; listen, all inhabitants of the world, both low and high, rich and poor alike.
• Luke 16:19–20Now there was a rich man dressed in purple and fine linen, who lived each day in joyous splendor. And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores

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