Proverbs 22:1-6

On Life and Conduct

1 A ¹good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold.

2 The rich and the poor have a common bond, The LORD is the ²maker of them all.

3 The ³prudent sees the evil and hides himself, But the naive go on, and are punished for it.

4 The reward of humility and the fear of the LORD Are riches, honor and life.

5 ⁴Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; He who guards himself will be far from them.

6 ⁵Train up a child in the way he should go, Even when he is old he will not depart from it.

Proverbs 22:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 10

This chapter contains an account of the queen of Sheba's visit to King Solomon to her great satisfaction, 1Ki 10:1-13, of Solomon's merchandise and riches, and the magnificence of his court, 1Ki 10:14-23, of the rich presents sent to him, and of the purchase of chariots and horses, and other things, he made, 1Ki 10:24-29.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 10:7; Ecclesiastes 7:1
• 2. Job 31:15; Proverbs 14:31
• 3. Proverbs 14:16; Proverbs 27:12; Isaiah 26:20
• 4. Proverbs 15:19
• 5. Ephesians 6:4

Footnotes

• [a]. Lit "meet together"
• [b]. Lit "simple"
• [c]. Or "reverence"
• [d]. Lit "according to his way"