Proverbs 22:2 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:1 A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.

Proverbs 22:2 The rich and poore meete together: the Lord is the maker of them all.

Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man seeth the plague, and hideth himselfe: but the foolish goe on still, and are punished.

Proverbs 22:4 The rewarde of humilitie, and the feare of God is riches, and glory, and life.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "rich", "poore", "meete", "together", "lord", and "maker". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "rich" and "poore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "A good name is to be chosen..." into verse 3's "A prudent man seeth the plague and...", so "rich" and "poore" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "rich" and "poore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.