2 The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:2
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 2
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The rich עָשִׁ֣יר H6223 Adjective - masculine singular and the poor וָרָ֣שׁ H7326 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular have this in common נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ H6298 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural The LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular [is] Maker עֹשֵׂ֖ה H6213 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct of them all כֻלָּ֣ם H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural