Proverbs 22:1
¹ A good name is more desirable than great riches;
to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

Ecclesiastes 7:1

Wisdom

¹A good name is better than fine perfume,
and the day of death better than the day of birth.

Ecclesiastes 10:1
¹ As dead flies give perfume a bad smell,
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Acts 5:29, 31-35
²⁹Peter and the other apostles replied: "We must obey God rather than men! ³¹God exalted him to his own right hand as Prince and Savior that he might give repentance and forgiveness of sins to Israel. ³²We are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who obey him."
³³When they heard this, they were furious and wanted to put them to death. ³⁴But a Pharisee named Gamaliel, a teacher of the law, who was honored by all the people, stood up in the Sanhedrin and ordered that the men be put outside for a little while. ³⁵Then he addressed them: "Men of Israel, consider carefully what you intend to do to these men.

Philippians 2:5-11
    ⁵Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:
    ⁶Who, being in very nature God,
       did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
    ⁷but made himself nothing,
       taking the very nature of a servant,
       being made in human likeness.
    ⁸And being found in appearance as a man,
       he humbled himself
       and became obedient to death--
          even death on a cross!
    ⁹Therefore God exalted him to the highest place
       and gave him the name that is above every name,
    ¹⁰that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
       in heaven and on earth and under the earth,
    ¹¹and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord,
       to the glory of God the Father.

Acts 6:1-6

The Choosing of the Seven

¹In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. ²So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, "It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. ³Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them ⁴and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word."
⁵This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. ⁶They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them.

Acts 10:21, 22

²¹Peter went down and said to the men, "I'm the one you're looking for. Why have you come?"
²²The men replied, "We have come from Cornelius the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A holy angel told him to have you come to his house so that he could hear what you have to say."

Matthew 5:16
¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

Luke 6:45
⁴⁵The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.

Proverbs 12:2
² A good man obtains favor from the LORD ,
but the LORD condemns a crafty man.

Psalm 112:5
⁵ Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely,
who conducts his affairs with justice.

Psalm 37:23, 24
²³ If the LORD delights in a man's way,
he makes his steps firm;
²⁴ though he stumble, he will not fall,
for the LORD upholds him with his hand.

Psalm 1:1, 2
¹ Blessed is the man
who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners
or sit in the seat of mockers.
² But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.

Proverbs 17:27
²⁷ A man of knowledge uses words with restraint,
and a man of understanding is even-tempered.

Matthew 5:13-16

Salt and Light

¹³"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.
¹⁴"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. ¹⁵Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. ¹⁶In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.

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