Proverbs 22:1 (KJV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:1 A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

Proverbs 22:2 The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all.

Proverbs 22:3 A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "good", "name", "rather", "chosen", "than", "great", "riches", and "loving". 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 meet together the...", 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.