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Proverbs 22:2

NETBible	The rich and the poor meet together;¹ the Lord is the creator of them both.²
NIV © biblegateway Pro 22:2	Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 22:2	The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all.
NLT © biblegateway Pro 22:2	The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD made them both.
MSG © biblegateway Pro 22:2	The rich and the poor shake hands as equals--GOD made them both!
BBE © SABDAweb Pro 22:2	The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all.
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 22:2	The rich and the poor have this in common: the LORD is the maker of them all.
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 22:2	The rich and the poor have this in common, The LORD is the maker of them all.
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KJV	The rich <06223> and poor <07326> (8802) meet together <06298> (8738)_: the LORD <03068> [is] the maker <06213> (8802) of them all.
NASB © biblegateway Pro 22:2	The rich <06223> and the poor <07326> have <06298> a common <06298> bond <06298> , The LORD <03068> is the maker <06213> of them all <03605> .
LXXM	plousiov <4145> A-NSM kai <2532> CONJ ptwcov <4434> N-NSM sunhnthsan <4876> V-AAI-3P allhloiv {D-DPM} amfoterouv {A-APM} de <1161> PRT o <3588> T-NSM kuriov <2962> N-NSM epoihsen <4160> V-AAI-3S
NET [draft] ITL	The rich <06223> and the poor <07326> meet <06298> together; the Lord <03068> is the creator <06213> of them both <03605> .
HEBREW	hwhy <03068> Mlk <03605> hve <06213> wsgpn <06298> srw <07326> ryse (22:2) <06223>

NETBible

The rich and the poor meet together;¹ the Lord is the creator of them both.²

NET Notes

¹tn The form of the verb is the Niphal perfect of פָּגַשׁ (pagash); it means “to meet together [or, each other]” (cf. KJV, ASV). The point is that rich and poor live side by side in this life, but they are both part of God’s creation (cf. NAB, NASB “have a common bond”). Some commentators have taken this to mean that they should live together because they are part of God’s creation; but the verb form will not sustain that meaning.

²tn Heb “all.” The Lord is sovereign over both groups, that is, he has had the final say whether a person is rich or poor. People would do well to treat all people with respect, for God can as easily reduce the rich to poverty as raise up the poor to wealth.