2 Rich and poor have this in common: The Lord is the Maker of them all.

Other Translations of Proverbs 22:2

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

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

The Message

2 The rich and the poor shake hands as equals - God made them both!

New King James Version

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

New Living Translation

2 The rich and poor have this in common: The Lord made them both.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 22:2

Commentary on Proverbs 22:2

(Read Proverbs 22:2)

Divine Providence has so ordered it, that some are rich, and others poor, but all are guilty before God; and at the throne of God's grace the poor are as welcome as the rich.