Proverbs 22:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and lovinga favour rather than silver and gold. ”

Proverbs 22:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Omit “good.” The word is an insertion. To the Hebrew, “name” by itself conveyed the idea of good repute, just as “men without a name” (compare Job 30:8 margin) are those sunk in ignominy. The mar...
Proverbs 22:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] (a) loving favour rather than silver and gold. (a) Which comes by well doing.
Proverbs 22:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 22:6 . in the way he should go puts more into the Heb. than it contains. It is lit. train up a child in proportion to his way i.e. train him suitably. The moral implication is absent. T...
Proverbs 22:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

name. Note the Ellipsis (App-6), and supply "good" from Ecclesiastes 7:1 .
Proverbs 22:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. A good name - שם shem, a name, put for reputation, credit, fame. Used nearly in the same way...
Proverbs 22:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. A (good) name (cf. Ecclesiastes 7:1 ) is rather to be chosen ... (and) loving favour rat...
Proverbs 22:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1. To be regarded with favour is better than silver and gold. This v. is inscribed in large letters on the walls of Manchester Exchange. Rabbi Simeon used to say: 'There are only three crowns; the...
Proverbs 22:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

XXII. (1) Loving favour. — Or, favour is better than silver and gold. “Favour” may signify the grace which wins love, as well as the favour gained thereby.
Proverbs 22:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

CHANNEL 23 THE TREATMENT OF THE POOR "The rich and the needy meet together; The Lord is the maker of them all."- Proverbs 22:2 "He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed, for he giveth of...
Proverbs 22:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“He That Loveth Pureness of Heart” Proverbs 22:1-16 Great riches are not always a great blessing. When they are held in trust for God, they afford the opportunity of giving a vast amount of hap...
Proverbs 22:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Verse Proverbs 22:2 . The question that naturally arises on reading this is, Where do they meet together? This proverb is often used as having reference to the sanctuary or house of prayer; but a ve...
Proverbs 22:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. The rich and poor meet together: the LORD is the maker of them all. There is a vast dissimilarity...
Proverbs 22:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches ,.... The word "good" is not in the text, but is rightly supplied, as it is by the Targum, Septuagint, and Vulgate Latin versions; for it is...
Proverbs 22:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

A [good] name [is] rather to be chosen than great riches, [and] loving favour rather than silver and gold. Ver. 1. A good name is rather to be chosen. ] Heb., A name, as "a wife," for a good wife....
Proverbs 22:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A good name A good reputation among wise and good men; is rather to be chosen than great riches That is, we should be more careful to pursue that course of life, and do those things, by which we...
Proverbs 22:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. Here are two things which are more valuable and which we should covet mor...
Proverbs 22:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

PROVERBS CHAPTER 22 A good name, Heb. name put for good name , as Ecclesiastes 7:1 , the word good being easily understood out of the next clause, in which it is expressed in the Hebrew tex...
Proverbs 22:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.— Proverbs 22:1 . A good name . Literally “ a name .” Loving favour , or “ grace,” “goodwill .” MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 22:1 BETTER THAN GOLD The second clause of the p...
Proverbs 22:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 22:1 . A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. When a man lives revered for his piety, it is better than to be feared for his power. Proverbs 22:2 . The rich and the poor...
Proverbs 22:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. On good character, or general esteem of mankind While our Maker has left us greatly in the dark about unimportant and disputable matters, H...
Proverbs 22:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches . It will be observed that "good" in the Authorized Version is in italics, showing that the epithet is not exp...
Proverbs 22:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

v. 1. A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, it is much more precious, Ecclesiastes 7:1 , and loving favor rather than silver and gold, that is, the kind regard of the wise and go...
Proverbs 22:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Kings 1:47 ; Acts 7:10 ; Ecclesiastes 7:1 ; Hebrews 11:39 ; Luke 10:20 ; Philippians 4:3
Proverbs 22:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Favour — A good report among men, especially good men, and that hearty kindness which attends it.

Proverbs 22:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Proverbs 22:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Proverbs 22:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 22:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Proverbs 22:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Proverbs 22:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 22:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Proverbs 22:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Proverbs 22:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Proverbs 22:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Proverbs 22:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Proverbs 22:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Proverbs 22:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Proverbs 22:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Proverbs 22:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 22:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Proverbs 22:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 22:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Proverbs 22:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Proverbs 22:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

Proverbs 22:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Proverbs 22:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Proverbs 22:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 22:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes