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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:1

A good name - שם shem , a name, put for reputation, credit, fame. Used nearly in the same way that we use it: "He has got a name;" "his name stands high;" for "He is a man of credit and reputation." טבא toba , καλον , hamood , and bonum , are added by the Chaldee, Septuagint, Arabiac, and Vulgate, all signifying good or excellent. Is rather to be chosen than great riches - Because character will support a man in many circumstances; and there are many rich men that have no... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:2

The rich and poor meet together - עשיר ashir the opulent, whether in money, land, or property; רש rash , the man that is destitute of these, and lives by his labor, whether a handicraftsman, or one that tills the ground. In the order of God, the rich and the poor live together, and are mutually helpful to each other. Without the poor, the rich could not be supplied with the articles which they consume; for the poor include all the laboring classes of society: and without the rich,... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:3

A prudent man foreseeth the evil - God in mercy has denied man the knowledge of futurity; but in its place he has given him hope and prudence. By hope he is continually expecting and anticipating good; by prudence he derives and employs means to secure it. His experience shows him that there are many natural evils in a current state, the course of which he can neither stem nor divert: prudence shows him beforehand the means he may use to step out of their way, and hide himself. The simple -... read more

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Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares - Various difficulties, trials, and sufferings. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 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 expressed in the Hebrew, which is simply שֵׁם ( shem ) , "name." But this word carried with it the notion of good repute, as in Ecclesiastes 7:1 ; for being well known implied honour and reputation, while being nameless ( Job 30:8 ) signified not only obscurity, but ignominy and discredit. Hence the versions have ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:1

A good name and loving favour Both of these blessings—which, indeed, are closely allied—are here preferred to great riches. It is better to be poor with either than rich with neither. Let us examine the excellence of each of them. I. THE EXCELLENCE OF A GOOD NAME . Why is this rather to be chosen than riches? 1 . Because it is a higher order of good. Wealth is a material thing. The best of it is empty and vain by the side of what is intellectual, moral, or spiritual. It... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:1

Riches or reputation Both of these things are good in their way and in their measure. They may be held together, for many wealthy men have enjoyed s good name and much "loving favour." But it is not given to all men to command both of these. A large proportion of rich men have lost their reputation for equity' and humanity by the way in which they have gained their wealth. And they must necessarily be many who are compelled to take and keep their place among the poor. But if only one of... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:1-5

The general conditions of a good name I. WHAT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ITS FOUNDATION . 1 . Riches . ( Proverbs 22:1 .) Riches have their worth; reputation has its worth; but the latter is of an order altogether different from the former. The former gives a physical, the latter a moral, power. It is right that we should have regard to the opinion of good men. "An evil name shall inherit disgrace and reproach," says Sirach 6:1. And we have, as Christians, clearly to think... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:1-16

The theme of the earlier part of the chapter may be said to be the good name: the blessings in the possession of it, and the conditions for the acquirement of it—partly negatively, partly positively, described. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:2

The rich and poor meet together ( Proverbs 29:13 ): the Lord is the Maker of them all ( Job 34:19 ). God has ordained that there shall be rich and poor in the world, and that they should meet in the intercourse of life. These social inequalities are ordered for wise purposes; the one helps the other. The labour of the poor makes the wealth of the rich; the wealth of the rich enables him to employ and aid the poor. Their common humanity, their fatherhood in God, should make them regard... read more

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:3

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Proverbs 22:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:1

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - Proverbs 22:2

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