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22 Choose a good reputation over great riches;
    being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.

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22 A good name is more desirable than great riches;
    to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.(A)

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Wisdom for Life

A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume.
    And the day you die is better than the day you are born.

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Wisdom

A good name is better than fine perfume,(A)
    and the day of death better than the day of birth.(B)

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20 But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”

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20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”(A)

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47 And all the royal officials have gone to King David and congratulated him, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon’s fame even greater than your own, and may Solomon’s reign be even greater than yours!’ Then the king bowed his head in worship as he lay in his bed,

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47 Also, the royal officials have come to congratulate our lord King David, saying, ‘May your God make Solomon’s name more famous than yours and his throne greater(A) than yours!’ And the king bowed in worship on his bed

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39 All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised.

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39 These were all commended(A) for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,(B)

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And I ask you, my true partner,[a] to help these two women, for they worked hard with me in telling others the Good News. They worked along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers, whose names are written in the Book of Life.

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Footnotes

  1. 4:3 Or loyal Syzygus.

Yes, and I ask you, my true companion, help these women since they have contended at my side in the cause of the gospel, along with Clement and the rest of my co-workers,(A) whose names are in the book of life.(B)

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10 and rescued him from all his troubles. And God gave him favor before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of the palace.

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10 and rescued him from all his troubles. He gave Joseph wisdom and enabled him to gain the goodwill of Pharaoh king of Egypt. So Pharaoh made him ruler over Egypt and all his palace.(A)

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