Proverbs 22:1
A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is above silver and gold.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 poor have met one another: the Lord is the maker of them both.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:47And the king's servants going in have blessed our lord king David, saying: May God make the name of Solomon greater than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king adored in his bed:
Luke 10:20But yet rejoice not in this, that spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice in this, that your names are written in heaven.
Philippians 4:3And I entreat thee also, my sincere companion, help those women who have laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement and the rest of my fellow labourers, whose names are in the book of life.