Proverbs 22:1 (DRB)

Passage

A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is above silver and gold.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:1 A good name is better than great riches: and good favour is above silver and gold.

Proverbs 22:2 The rich and poor have met one another: the Lord is the maker of them both.

Proverbs 22:3 The prudent man saw the evil, and hid himself: the simple passed on, and suffered loss.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "name", "better", "than", "great", "riches", and "favour". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "good" and "name", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "The rich and poor have met one...", so "good" and "name" should be read forward into that movement. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "good" and "name" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.