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Proverbs 22:1
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A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, [And] loving favor rather than silver and gold.
Being respected is more important than having great riches. To be well thought of is better than silver or gold.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great wealth, good favor more than silver or gold.
A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favor rather than silver and gold.
A good name is more desirable than great riches; Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
A good name [earned by honorable behavior, godly wisdom, moral courage, and personal integrity] is more desirable than great riches; And favor is better than silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
Betere is a good name, than many richessis; for good grace is aboue siluer and gold.
A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
A good reputation and respect are worth much more than silver and gold.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.
A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.
Rather than wealth, choose a good reputation, esteem over silver and gold.
A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.
It is better to be respected than to be rich. A good name is worth more than silver or gold.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
A Good name is rather to be chosen then great riches, and louing fauour rather then siluer & golde.
A good name is to be chosen instead of many riches. Favor is better than silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.
GOOD name is better than great riches, and loving favor than silver and gold.
If you have to choose between a good reputation and great wealth, choose a good reputation.
More choice, is a name, than great riches, beyond silver and gold, is pleasant grace.
A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is above silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
A good name is more to be desired then great riches: and louing fauour [is better] then siluer and golde.
A fair name is better than much wealth, and good favour is above silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
A good name is more desirable than great riches; Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
A reputation is to be chosen rather than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches; rather than silver or gold, favor is better.
A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold -- good grace.
A good name is more worth then greate riches, and louynge fauor is better then syluer and golde.
A sterling reputation is better than striking it rich; a gracious spirit is better than money in the bank.
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth; Favor is better than silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, Loving favor rather than silver and gold.
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.
A good name is to be chosen over great wealth,Favor is better than silver and gold.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
name: 1 Kings 1:47, Ecclesiastes 7:1, Luke 10:20, Philippians 4:3, Hebrews 11:39
loving favour rather than: or, favour is better than, etc. Acts 7:10
Reciprocal: Genesis 44:7 - General Nehemiah 6:13 - and that they
Cross-References
Isaac turned to Abraham and said, "Father?" "Yes, my son?" Abraham replied. "We have the fire and the wood," the boy said, "but where is the sheep for the burnt offering?"
At that moment the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, "Abraham! Abraham!" "Yes," Abraham replied. "Here I am!"
"Don't lay a hand on the boy!" the angel said. "Do not hurt him in any way, for now I know that you truly fear God. You have not withheld from me even your son, your only son."
Abraham named the place Yahweh-Yireh (which means "the Lord will provide"). To this day, people still use that name as a proverb: "On the mountain of the Lord it will be provided."
When the Lord saw Moses coming to take a closer look, God called to him from the middle of the bush, "Moses! Moses!" "Here I am!" Moses replied.
Then the Lord said to Moses, "Look, I'm going to rain down food from heaven for you. Each day the people can go out and pick up as much food as they need for that day. I will test them in this to see whether or not they will follow my instructions.
Remember how the Lord your God led you through the wilderness for these forty years, humbling you and testing you to prove your character, and to find out whether or not you would obey his commands.
He fed you with manna in the wilderness, a food unknown to your ancestors. He did this to humble you and test you for your own good.
do not listen to them. The Lord your God is testing you to see if you truly love him with all your heart and soul.
I did this to test Israel—to see whether or not they would follow the ways of the Lord as their ancestors did."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches,.... The word "good" is not in the text, but is rightly supplied, as it is by the Targum, Septuagint, and Vulgate Latin versions; for it is not any name that is more eligible than riches; nor is it a need name among any sort of persons; for to have a good name with some turns to a man's reproach rather than to his credit; but a good name among good men, a name in the house of God, which is better than sons and daughters; a new name, the name of the children of God, which no man knoweth but he that receiveth it; this is to be preferred to a multitude of riches: it is not to be procured by them, and is where they are not, or are lost, but this continues; see Ecclesiastes 7:1;
[and] loving favour rather them silver and gold; favour with God and man, especially with God, whose loving kindness is better than life, and all the enjoyments of it: or, as it may be rendered, "grace [is] better than silver and gold" p; the grace of God through Christ, the grace of Christ, in whom all fulness of it dwells, the grace of the Spirit of Christ; faith is more precious than gold that perisheth; and if a man would give all the substance of his house for love it would be contemned; the Spirit and his grace are not to be purchased for money.
p חן טוב "gratia melior", Munster, Tigurine version, Junius Tremellius, Michaelis so Schultens.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Omit “good.” The word is an insertion. To the Hebrew, “name” by itself conveyed the idea of good repute, just as “men without a name” (compare Job 30:8 margin) are those sunk in ignominy. The margin gives a preferable rendering of the second clause of this verse.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XXII
A good reputation. The rich and the poor. The idle. Good habits
formed in infancy. Injustice and its effects. The providence of
God. The lewd woman. The necessity of timely correction.
Exhortation to wisdom. Rob not the poor. Be not the companion
of the froward. Avoid suretyship. Be honest. The industrious
shall be favoured.
NOTES ON CHAP. XXII
Verse Proverbs 22:1. A good name — שם shem, a name, put for reputation, credit, fame. Used nearly in the same way that we use it: "He has got a name;" "his name stands high;" for "He is a man of credit and reputation." טבא toba, καλον, [Arabic] hamood, and bonum, are added by the Chaldee, Septuagint, Arabic, and Vulgate, all signifying good or excellent.
Is rather to be chosen than great riches — Because character will support a man in many circumstances; and there are many rich men that have no name: but the word of the man of character will go farther than all their riches.
