1A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is above silver and gold.


In Context

1 A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is above silver and gold.

2 The rich and poor have met one another: the Lord is the maker of them both.

3 The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.

Proverbs 22:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:1A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

22:1A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

22:1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches; loving favour rather than silver and gold.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

22:1A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

22:1A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

22:1A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold — good grace.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

22:1A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.