The Meaning of Proverbs 22:1 Explained

Proverbs 22:1

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

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

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

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

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Proverbs 22:1?

MEANING: What does Proverbs 22:1 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Proverbs 22:1 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Proverbs 22:1?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 22:1 Mean?

Context Summary

Proverbs 22:1-16 - "he That Loveth Pureness Of Heart"
Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of happiness to the benefactor as well as to those benefited. But we recall other riches, which do not consist in what a man has, but in what he is. There are four levels of human experience-to have, to do, to know, and to be-and these in their order are like iron, silver, gold, precious stones.
Some of these riches are enumerated here: a good name and loving favor, Proverbs 22:1; the faith that hides in God, Proverbs 22:3; true humility and godly fear, Proverbs 22:4; the child-heart, Proverbs 22:6; the beautiful eye and open hand, Proverbs 22:9; purity of heart and thought, Proverbs 22:11; alacrity and diligence, Proverbs 22:13. If only we would cultivate the inward graces and gifts of our soul-life, all who feel our influence would be proportionately enriched. [source]

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 22

1  A good name is more desirable than great wealth

What do the individual words in Proverbs 22:1 mean?

Is to be chosen a [good] name rather than riches great rather than silver and gold favor Loving
נִבְחָ֣ר שֵׁ֭ם מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר רָ֑ב מִכֶּ֥סֶף וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב חֵ֣ן טֽוֹב

נִבְחָ֣ר  Is  to  be  chosen 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: בָּחוּר 
Sense: to choose, elect, decide for.
שֵׁ֭ם  a  [good]  name 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: שֵׁם  
Sense: name.
מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר  rather  than  riches 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֹשֶׁר  
Sense: wealth, riches.
רָ֑ב  great 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
מִכֶּ֥סֶף  rather  than  silver 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב  and  gold 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular
Root: זָהָב  
Sense: gold.
חֵ֣ן  favor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֵן  
Sense: favour, grace, charm.
טֽוֹב  Loving 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: טָבַב 
Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable.

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