Proverbs 22:2
ContextNET © | The rich and the poor meet together; 1 the Lord is the creator of them both. 2 |
NIV © | Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all. |
NASB © | The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the maker of them all. |
NLT © | The rich and the poor have this in common: The LORD made them both. |
MSG © | The rich and the poor shake hands as equals--GOD made them both! |
BBE © | The man of wealth and the poor man come face to face: the Lord is the maker of them all. |
NRSV © | The rich and the poor have this in common: the LORD is the maker of them all. |
NKJV © | The rich and the poor have this in common, The LORD is the maker of them all. |
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NET © | The rich and the poor meet together; 1 the Lord is the creator of them both. 2 |
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1 tn 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. 2 tn Heb “all.” The |