Proverbs 22:2 meaning and explanation
The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD is Maker of them all.
Proverbs 22:2, Berean Standard Bible
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This saying from the collection of Solomon observes a simple fact that human societies easily forget: wealth and poverty divide people, but both rich and poor owe their existence to the same Creator. The Hebrew word for Maker, asah, describes God's forming and fashioning, and the proverb places it over every person without distinction.
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