Proverbs 22:2

Proverbs Of Solomon

¹ A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold. ² The rich and the poor have this in common:
the Lord made them both. ³ A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,
but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

Face to Face

Rich and Poor

Jehovah

Job 31:15

Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them?
Did not the same God form us both in the womb?

Proverbs 14:31

The one who oppresses the poor person insults his Maker,
but one who is kind to the needy honors Him.

Proverbs 29:13

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

1 Samuel 2:7

The Lord brings poverty and gives wealth;
He humbles and He exalts.

Job 34:19

God is not partial to princes
and does not favor the rich over the poor,
for they are all the work of His hands.

Psalm 49:1-2

For the choir director. A psalm of the sons of Korah.Hear this, all you peoples;
listen, all who inhabit the world,

Luke 16:19-20

“There was a rich man who would dress in purple and fine linen, feasting lavishly every day.

1 Corinthians 12:21

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

James 2:2-5

For example, a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and a poor man dressed in dirty clothes also comes in.