A Mans Reputation

A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.

Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.

The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Demetrius has the testimony of all, and of the truth itself; yes, we also testify, and you know that our testimony is true.

Let another man praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?

So you will find favor, and good understanding in the sight of God and man.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Even a child makes himself known by his doings, whether his work is pure, and whether it is right.

Don’t let kindness and truth forsake you. Bind them around your neck. Write them on the tablet of your heart. — read the full passage →

It is not good to eat much honey; nor is it honorable to seek one’s own honor.

The brothers who were at Lystra and Iconium gave a good testimony about him.

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility, — read the full passage →

without natural affection, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, not lovers of good, — read the full passage →

Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. — read the full passage →

Therefore select from among you, brothers, seven men of good report, full of the Holy Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

The crucible is for silver, and the furnace for gold; but man is refined by his praise.

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in honor,

Yahweh is my light and my salvation. Whom shall I fear? Yahweh is the strength of my life. Of whom shall I be afraid? — read the full passage →

as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,

Woe,whenmen speak well of you, for their fathers did the same thing to the false prophets.

A man of many companions may be ruined, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother.

Debate your case with your neighbor, and don’t betray the confidence of another; — read the full passage →

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake.

Having regard for honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.

“Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says, ‘I said indeed that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before me forever.’ But now Yahweh says, ‘Be it far from me; for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without defect in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you are seen as lights in the world,

Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

By their fruits you will know them. Do you gather grapes from thorns, or figs from thistles? — read the full passage →

A righteous man walks in integrity. Blessed are his children after him.

The proud and haughty man, “scoffer” is his name; he works in the arrogance of pride.

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

haven’t you shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts?

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching; — read the full passage →

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men.

but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men. — read the full passage →

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man, that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit;

and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope:

You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.

Don’t exalt yourself in the presence of the king, or claim a place among great men; — read the full passage →

The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth. — read the full passage →

lest one who hears it put you to shame, and your bad reputation never depart.

He who follows after righteousness and kindness finds life, righteousness, and honor.

having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.

For there is no good tree that produces rotten fruit; nor again a rotten tree that produces good fruit. — read the full passage →

Blessed are you when men shall hate you, and when they shall exclude and mock you, and throw out your name as evil, for the Son of Man’s sake. — read the full passage →

“And to the angel of the assembly in Sardis write: “He who has the seven Spirits of God, and the seven stars says these things: “I know your works, that you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. — read the full passage →

Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.

Repay no one evil for evil. Respect what is honorable in the sight of all men.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for I see not as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”

Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he will exalt you.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

Don’t they blaspheme the honorable name by which you are called?

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

in all things showing yourself an example of good works; in your teaching showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

He came to Derbe and Lystra: and behold, a certain disciple was there, named Timothy, the son of a Jewess who believed; but his father was a Greek. — read the full passage →

As clouds and wind without rain, so is he who boasts of gifts deceptively.

Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.

A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised.

Then the princes of the Philistines went out: and as often as they went out, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was highly esteemed.

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

We give no occasion of stumbling in anything, that our service may not be blamed,

All this came on the king Nebuchadnezzar. — read the full passage →

Only let your way of life be worthy of the Good News of Christ, that, whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of your state, that you stand firm in one spirit, with one soul striving for the faith of the Good News;

Now when Jesus came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, “Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?” — read the full passage →

Come near, you nations, to hear! Listen, you peoples. Let the earth and all it contains hear; the world, and everything that comes from it. — read the full passage →

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

Whereas you don’t know what your life will be like tomorrow. For what is your life? For you are a vapor, that appears for a little time, and then vanishes away.

You adulterers and adulteresses, don’t you know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.

What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him? — read the full passage →

But you have dishonored the poor man. Don’t the rich oppress you, and personally drag you before the courts?

For if a man with a gold ring, in fine clothing, comes into your synagogue, and a poor man in filthy clothing also comes in; — read the full passage →

My brothers, don’t hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ of glory with partiality. — read the full passage →

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; — read the full passage →

that older men should be temperate, sensible, sober minded, sound in faith, in love, and in patience:

Receive him therefore in the Lord with all joy, and hold such in honor, — read the full passage →

But you know the proof of him, that, as a child serves a father, so he served with me in furtherance of the Good News.

Do all things without murmurings and disputes, — read the full passage →

doing nothing through rivalry or through conceit, but in humility, each counting others better than himself; — read the full passage →

but he is a Jew who is one inwardly, and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit not in the letter; whose praise is not from men, but from God.

One Ananias, a devout man according to the law, well reported of by all the Jews who lived in Damascus,

for they loved men’s praise more than God’s praise.

“As you would like people to do to you, do exactly so to them.

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men.

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake. — read the full passage →

“Blessed are you when people reproach you, persecute you, and say all kinds of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

Like water reflects a face, so a man’s heart reflects the man.

The king’s heart is in Yahweh’s hand like the watercourses. He turns it wherever he desires.

The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.

Don’t they go astray who plot evil? But love and faithfulness belong to those who plan good.