A good name is better than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

A good name (honor) (renown) (reputation) is better than pleasant ointment and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Even the royal officials have come to congratulate His Majesty King David, saying: May your God make Solomon's name more famous than yours and his reign greater than your reign. The king himself bowed down on his bed

Do not rejoice about this that the spirits are subject to you. Rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.

And God delivered him out of all his afflictions. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Pharaoh made him governor over Egypt and his entire house.

Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the good news, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.

And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, did not receive the promise.

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

Loving favour rather than

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A good name (honor) (renown) (reputation) is better than pleasant ointment and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Do not rejoice about this that the spirits are subject to you. Rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.
Indeed, true companion, I ask you also to help these women who have shared my struggle in the cause of the good news, together with Clement also and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the Book of Life.
And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, did not receive the promise.

Loving favour rather than

And God delivered him out of all his afflictions. He gave him favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt. Pharaoh made him governor over Egypt and his entire house.

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They answered him: What do you mean, Sir, by talking like this? We swear that we have done no such thing.
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