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

What does Proverbs 22:2 mean?

Divine Providence has so ordered it, that some are rich, and others poor, but all are guilty before God; and at the throne of God's grace the poor are as welcome as the rich.

Key themes

Anxiety and fearWisdomJustice and mercyGraceFear of the Lord

Read with

Keep this verse inside Proverbs 22:1-2 and alongside a few nearby related passages.