Proverbs 22:1 (YLT)

Passage

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 22:1 A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold--good grace.

Proverbs 22:2 Rich and poor have met together, The Maker of them all <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah.

Proverbs 22:3 The prudent hath seen the evil, and is hidden, And the simple have passed on, and are punished.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "name", "chosen", "rather", "than", "much", "wealth", and "silver". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "name", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Rich and poor have met together The...", so "grace" 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 "grace" and "name" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.