Proverbs 22:1-2

1 A good name is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold.^[a]

2 The rich and the poor have this in common:^[b] the Lord made them both.^{[c] [d]}

Proverbs 22:1-2 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.

Footnotes

• [a]. Pr 10:7; 8:10; Ec 7:1
• [b]. Lit poor meet
• [c]. Lit all
• [d]. Pr 29:13; Jb 31:13,15