Proverbs 22:2
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2 The rich and poor have this in common:
The Lord made them both.
Job 31:15
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15 For God created both me and my servants.
He created us both in the womb.
1 Samuel 2:7
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7 The Lord makes some poor and others rich;
he brings some down and lifts others up.
Proverbs 14:31
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31 Those who oppress the poor insult their Maker,
but helping the poor honors him.
Proverbs 29:13
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13 The poor and the oppressor have this in common—
the Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.
James 2:2-5
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2 For example, suppose someone comes into your meeting[a] dressed in fancy clothes and expensive jewelry, and another comes in who is poor and dressed in dirty clothes. 3 If you give special attention and a good seat to the rich person, but you say to the poor one, “You can stand over there, or else sit on the floor”—well, 4 doesn’t this discrimination show that your judgments are guided by evil motives?
5 Listen to me, dear brothers and sisters. Hasn’t God chosen the poor in this world to be rich in faith? Aren’t they the ones who will inherit the Kingdom he promised to those who love him?
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- 2:2 Greek your synagogue.
Job 34:19
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19 He doesn’t care how great a person may be,
and he pays no more attention to the rich than to the poor.
He made them all.
1 Corinthians 12:21
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21 The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”
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Psalm 49:1-2
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Psalm 49
For the choir director: A psalm of the descendants of Korah.
1 Listen to this, all you people!
Pay attention, everyone in the world!
2 High and low,
rich and poor—listen!
Luke 16:19-20
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Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
19 Jesus said, “There was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury. 20 At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.
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