1A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 22:1
A Good Name, Humility, Training, Justice for the Poor, and the Words of the Wise
The chapter moves from reputation and humility, to training and generosity, to discipline and oppression, then into a formal instruction section that calls the learner to receive the words of the wise, protect the poor, avoid anger-shaped companionship, reject rash financial pledges, honor inherited boundaries, and pursue skilled work.
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Verse 1
Original words
A good nameשֵׁ֭םH8034Noun - masculine singularis more desirableנִבְחָ֣רH977Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularthan greatרָ֑בH7227Adjective - masculine singularrichesמֵעֹ֣שֶׁרH6239Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularfavorחֵ֣ןH2580Noun - masculine singularis betterטֽוֹב׃H2896Adjective - masculine singularthan silverמִכֶּ֥סֶףH3701Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singularand goldוּ֝מִזָּהָ֗בH2091Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular