Proverbs 22:1
Verse 1 of 29. The 22nd of 31 chapters in Proverbs, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
2The rich and poor meet together: the Lord is the maker of them all.
3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
4By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches, and honour, and life.
5Thorns and snares are in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
Proverbs 22:1 in the World English Bible
A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.Read Proverbs 22:1 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 22:1
Here are two things which are more valuable and which we should covet more than great riches:—1. To be well spoken of: A name (that is, a good name, a name for good things with God and good people) is rather to be chosen than great riches; that is, we should be more careful to do that by which we may get and keep a good name than that by which we may raise and increase a great estate.
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