Proverbs 22:2
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 22
“The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.”Proverbs 22:2
What Does Proverbs 22:2 Mean?
Proverbs 22:2 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 22, verse 2 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Poverty & Wealth, and Care for the Poor.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 22:2 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Job 31:15“Did not he that made me in the womb make him? and did not one fashion us in the womb?”1 Samuel 2:7“The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.”Proverbs 14:31“He that oppresseth the poor reproacheth his Maker: but he that honoureth him hath mercy on the poor.”Job 34:19“How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.”Proverbs 29:13“The poor and the deceitful man meet together: the LORD lighteneth both their eyes.”James 2:2“For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment;”Deuteronomy 15:11“For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.”1 Corinthians 12:21“And the eye cannot say unto the hand, I have no need of thee: nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.”Psalms 49:1“Hear this, all ye people; give ear, all ye inhabitants of the world:”Luke 16:19“There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day:”Psalms 49:2“Both low and high, rich and poor, together.”Psalms 33:15“He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.”Exodus 30:15“The rich shall not give more, and the poor shall not give less than half a shekel, when they give an offering unto the LORD, to make an atonement for your souls.”Leviticus 14:21“And if he be poor, and cannot get so much; then he shall take one lamb for a trespass offering to be waved, to make an atonement for him, and one tenth deal of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering, and a log of oil;”
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