Proverbs 22:1
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A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
In other translations
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
Hebrew words
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Ecclesiastes 7:1A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
- Luke 10:20Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
- 1 Kings 1:47And moreover the king’s servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.The king’s servants have also gone to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make the name of Solomon more famous than your own name, and may He make his throne greater than your throne.’ And the king has bowed in worship on his bed,
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