Proverbs 22:2

Proverbs Of Solomon

¹ A good name [earned by honorable behavior, godly wisdom, moral courage, and personal integrity] is more desirable than great riches;
And favor is better than silver and gold.
² 
The rich and poor have a common bond;
The Lord is the Maker of them all.
³
A prudent and far-sighted person sees the evil [of sin] and hides himself [from it],
But the naive continue on and are punished [by suffering the consequences of sin].

Face to Face

Rich and Poor

Jehovah

Job 31:15

“Did not He who made me in the womb make my servant,
And did not the same One fashion us both in the womb?

Proverbs 14:31

He who oppresses the poor taunts and insults his Maker,
But he who is kind and merciful and gracious to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 29:13

The poor man and the oppressor have this in common:
The Lord gives light to the eyes of both.

1 Samuel 2:7

“The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
He brings low and He lifts up.

Job 34:19

“Who is not partial to princes,
Nor does He regard the rich above the poor,
For they all are the work of His hands.

Psalm 49:1-2

Hear this, all peoples;
Listen carefully, all inhabitants of the world,

Luke 16:19-20

“Now there was a certain rich man who was habitually dressed in expensive purple and fine linen, and celebrated and lived joyously in splendor every day.

1 Corinthians 12:21

The eye cannot say to the hand, “I have no need of you,” nor again the head to the feet, “I have no need of you.”

James 2:2-5

For if a man comes into your meeting place wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in dirty clothes also comes in,