1 A 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
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A good name שֵׁ֭ם H8034 Noun - masculine singular is more desirable נִבְחָ֣ר H977 Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular than great רָ֑ב H7227 Adjective - masculine singular riches מֵעֹ֣שֶׁר H6239 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular favor חֵ֣ן H2580 Noun - masculine singular is better טֽוֹב׃ H2896 Adjective - masculine singular than silver מִכֶּ֥סֶף H3701 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular and gold וּ֝מִזָּהָ֗ב H2091 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular