A Good Name...

A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;

favor is better than silver and gold.

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The rich and the poor have this in common:

the Lord made them both.

3 

A sensible person sees danger and takes cover,

but the inexperienced keep going and are punished.

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The result of humility is fear of the Lord,

along with wealth, honor, and life.

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There are thorns and snares on the path of the crooked;

the one who guards himself stays far from them.

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Teach a youth about the way he should go;

even when he is old he will not depart from it.

(Proverbs 22)

Choices. That is what Proverbs is all about: making decisions based upon what we believe is important.  "A good name" is all about our reputation - not just what people "think about us", but what they know to be true. Am I living up to my family name, my church family name, my name as a Child of God?   No matter what my lot in life, am I living as if I belong to God?  Do I learn from my mistakes, or seem to look for new ones to make?  Do I see humility as a godly pursuit - not for false praise from men, but to please God and be more like Him?  Do I distance myself from what I know are temptations to me?  Am I teachable? Have I ever been? Choices matter. May we first choose to seek God's wisdom to make them.