1A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
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A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
And moreover the king's servants came to bless our lord king David, saying, God make the name of Solomon better than thy name, and make his throne greater than thy throne. And the king bowed himself upon the bed.
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1)Here are two things which are more valuable and which we should covet more than great riches:—1. To be well spoken of: A name (that is, a good name , a name for good things with God and good people) is rather to be chosen than great riches ; that is, we should be more careful to do that by which we may get and keep a good name than that by which we may raise and increase a great estate. Great rich…
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