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


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Genesis 11 4 And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Genesis 34 12 Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
Genesis 36 40 And these are the names of the dukes that came of Esau, according to their families, after their places, by their names; duke Timnah, duke Alvah, duke Jetheth,
Genesis 48 6 And thy issue, which thou begettest after them, shall be thine, and shall be called after the name of their brethren in their inheritance.
Exodus 11 2 Speak now in the ears of the people, and let every man borrow of his neighbour, and every woman of her neighbour, jewels of silver and jewels of gold.
Exodus 15 3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
Exodus 20 7 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Exodus 20 12 Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Exodus 22 14 And if a man borrow ought of his neighbour, and it be hurt, or die, the owner thereof being not with it, he shall surely make it good.
Exodus 31 4 To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Exodus 35 32 And to devise curious works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Leviticus 27 12 And the priest shall value it, whether it be good or bad: as thou valuest it, who art the priest, so shall it be.
Numbers 26 53 Unto these the land shall be divided for an inheritance according to the number of names.
Numbers 27 4 Why should the name of our father be done away from among his family, because he hath no son? Give unto us therefore a possession among the brethren of our father.
Deuteronomy 5 11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Deuteronomy 25 7 And if the man like not to take his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
1 Samuel 2 7 The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.
1 Samuel 9 2 And he had a son, whose name was Saul, a choice young man, and a goodly: and there was not among the children of Israel a goodlier person than he: from his shoulders and upward he was higher than any of the people.
1 Samuel 12 22 For the LORD will not forsake his people for his great name's sake: because it hath pleased the LORD to make you his people.
1 Samuel 18 30 Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
2 Samuel 1 23 Saul and Jonathan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided: they were swifter than eagles, they were stronger than lions.
2 Samuel 7 9 And I was with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies out of thy sight, and have made thee a great name, like unto the name of the great men that are in the earth.
2 Samuel 22 27 With the pure thou wilt shew thyself pure; and with the froward thou wilt shew thyself unsavoury.
1 Kings 1 47 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.
1 Kings 3 13 And I have also given thee that which thou hast not asked, both riches, and honour: so that there shall not be any among the kings like unto thee all thy days.
1 Chronicles 4 9 And Jabez was more honourable than his brethren: and his mother called his name Jabez, saying, Because I bare him with sorrow.
1 Chronicles 4 38 These mentioned by their names were princes in their families: and the house of their fathers increased greatly.
1 Chronicles 29 3 Moreover, because I have set my affection to the house of my God, I have of mine own proper good, of gold and silver, which I have given to the house of my God, over and above all that I have prepared for the holy house.
1 Chronicles 29 12 Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reignest over all; and in thine hand is power and might; and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give strength unto all.
2 Chronicles 1 12 Wisdom and knowledge is granted unto thee; and I will give thee riches, and wealth, and honour, such as none of the kings have had that have been before thee, neither shall there any after thee have the like.
Ezra 7 18 And whatsoever shall seem good to thee, and to thy brethren, to do with the rest of the silver and the gold, that do after the will of your God.
Esther 1 21 And the saying pleased the king and the princes; and the king did according to the word of Memucan:
Job 3 15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver:
Job 5 15 But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
Job 7 2 As a servant earnestly desireth the shadow, and as an hireling looketh for the reward of his work:
Job 11 12 For vain men would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass's colt.
Job 12 19 He leadeth princes away spoiled, and overthroweth the mighty.
Job 31 24 If I have made gold my hope, or have said to the fine gold, Thou art my confidence;
Job 32 21 Let me not, I pray you, accept any man's person, neither let me give flattering titles unto man.
Job 32 22 For I know not to give flattering titles; in so doing my maker would soon take me away.
Job 34 19 How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
Psalms 8 9 O LORD our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!
Psalms 9 18 For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall not perish for ever.
Psalms 18 27 For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
Psalms 19 11 Moreover by them is thy servant warned: and in keeping of them there is great reward.
Psalms 24 4 He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Psalms 29 2 Give unto the LORD the glory due unto his name; worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness.
Psalms 34 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Psalms 34 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Psalms 36 11 Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let not the hand of the wicked remove me.