Proverbs 22:2

God's Word

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

Cross References

Job 31:15

Didn’t he who made me in my mother’s belly make them? Didn’t the same God form us in the womb?

Job 34:19

The one who is righteous and mighty does not grant special favors to princes or prefer important people over poor people because his hands made them all.

Proverbs 14:31

Whoever oppresses the poor insults his maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors him.

Proverbs 29:13

A poor person and an oppressor have this in common: The Lord gives both of them sight.

1 Corinthians 12:21

An eye can’t say to a hand, “I don’t need you!” Or again, the head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you!”

1 Samuel 2:7

The Lord causes poverty and grants wealth. He humbles ⌞people⌟; he also promotes them.