The Bible Software
bible.softwareProverbsProverbs 22 › Proverbs 22:1

Proverbs 22:1

A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, loving favor rather than silver and gold.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

In Context

2The rich and the poor meet together. LORD is the maker of them all.

Read all of Proverbs 22

Cross References

1 Kings 1:47And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, Thy God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.

Luke 10:20Nevertheless do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are made subject to you, but rejoice because your names are written in the heavens.

Philippians 4:3Yes, I ask thee also, genuine yokefellow, help them--the women who labored with me in the good-news--with Clement also, and the rest of my co-workmen whose names are in the book of life.

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Almeida (Português)Luther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)聖經 (中文)성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس (العربية)बाइबल (हिन्दी)Biblia (Kiswahili)Bibbia Diodati (Italiano)Alkitab (Bahasa Indonesia)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)

Study Proverbs 22:1

Matthew HenryJamieson-Fausset-BrownAdam ClarkeJohn WesleyJohn CalvinKeil and DelitzschScofieldFamily Bible NotesGeneva Bible Notes (1599)
Proverbs 22Proverbs 22:2 →