A Good Name

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

The rich and the poor have this in common, the Lord is the maker of them all.

A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.

By humility and the fear of the Lord are riches and honor and life.

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he who guards his soul will be far from them.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.

The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.

He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, and the rod of his anger will fail.

He who has a generous eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.

Cast out the scoffer, and contention will leave; yes, strife and reproach will cease.

He who loves purity of heart and has grace on his lips, the king will be his friend.

The eyes of the Lord preserve knowledge, but He overthrows the words of the faithless.

The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!”

The mouth of an immoral woman is a deep pit; he who is abhorred by the Lord will fall there.

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of correction will drive it far from him.

He who oppresses the poor to increase his riches, and he who gives to the rich, will surely come to poverty.

Proverbs 22:1-16

We are reminded how important our names are. Our good name is worth more than any riches we may have. From God’s perspective it is not our resume or the amount of money we’ve accumulated that matters but rather the kind of life we have lived.

When someone dies we should look at the number of people who attend that person’s funeral. Was the person righteous? That is the important thing.

Live to leave a legacy for God’s glory.

Our Daily Bread – August 15, 2016