Proverbs 22:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 22:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 22:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 22:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.”

Proverbs 22:1 — World English Bible

Proverbs 22:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Agoodname is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold. ”

Proverbs 22:1 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 22:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.”

Proverbs 22:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 22:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.”

Proverbs 22:1 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 22:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A good name is to be chosen aboue great riches, and louing fauour is aboue siluer and aboue golde.”

Proverbs 22:1 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 22:1 in Context — Proverbs 22

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

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

3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

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What Does Proverbs 22:1 Mean?

Proverbs 22:1 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 22. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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