The Meaning of Proverbs 22:2 Explained

Proverbs 22:2

KJV: The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

YLT: Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all is Jehovah.

Darby: The rich and poor meet together; Jehovah is the maker of them all.

ASV: The rich and the poor meet together: Jehovah is the maker of them all.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 22:2?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 22:2 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 22:2 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 22:2?

What is the context of Proverbs 22:2?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

The rich and poor meet together: the LORD [is] the maker of them all.

What does Proverbs 22:2 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 22:1-16 - "he That Loveth Pureness Of Heart"

Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of happiness to the benefactor as well as to those benefited. But we recall other riches, which do not consist in what a man has, but in what he is. There are four levels of human experience-to have, to do, to know, and to be-and these in their order are like iron, silver, gold, precious stones.

Some of these riches are enumerated here: a good name and loving favor, Proverbs 22:1; the faith that hides in God, Proverbs 22:3; true humility and godly fear, Proverbs 22:4; the child-heart, Proverbs 22:6; the beautiful eye and open hand, Proverbs 22:9; purity of heart and thought, Proverbs 22:11; alacrity and diligence, Proverbs 22:13. If only we would cultivate the inward graces and gifts of our soul-life, all who feel our influence would be proportionately enriched. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 22

¹ A good name is more desirable than great wealth

What do the individual words in Proverbs 22:2 mean?

The rich and the poor have this in common the maker of them all Yahweh [is]

עָשִׁ֣יר וָרָ֣שׁ נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ עֹשֵׂ֖ה כֻלָּ֣ם יְהוָֽה

עָשִׁ֣יר	The rich
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: עָשִׁיר Sense: rich, wealthy n.
וָרָ֣שׁ	and the poor
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: רוּשׁ Sense: to be poor, be in want, lack.
נִפְגָּ֑שׁוּ	have this in common
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: פָּגַשׁ Sense: to meet, join, encounter.
עֹשֵׂ֖ה	the maker
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular construct Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כֻלָּ֣ם	of them all
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine plural Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
יְהוָֽה	Yahweh [is]
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יהוה Sense: the proper name of the one true God.

What are the major concepts related to Proverbs 22:2?

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