The paper deals with the lexical translational peculiarities of English and Uzbek proverbs with the usage of word gold that reflects national and cultural identity and the specificity of thinking of the Uzbek and English people. This aim was achieved due to the study of the lexical translational peculiarities of Uzbek and English proverbs. Because of the study, both common and specific meanings of the Uzbek and English proverbs were revealed in the languages under consideration. During the analysis the basic meaning of the proverbs were revealed and systematized in this work.