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
Read Proverbs 22:1 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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)
“A good name 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 DE más estima es la buena fama que las muchas riquezas; y la buena gracia más que la plata y el oro.
2 El rico y el pobre se encontraron: á todos ellos hizo Jehová.
3 El avisado ve el mal, y escóndese: mas los simples pasan, y reciben el daño.
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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