Holy Scripture

Proverbs 22:1

A church father on this verse
“A good name is more excellent than money, and good favor is better than heaps of silver. Faith itself redounds to itself, sufficiently rich and more than rich in its possession. There is nothing which is not the possession of the wise person except what is contrary to virtue, and wherever he goes he finds all things t…”
Ambrose of Milan, 4th c. — LETTER 15

Source: Septuagint

Original

1A fair name is better than much wealth, And good favor is above silver and gold.

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In context

— Proverbs 22:1 —

2The rich and the poor meet together; But the Lord made them both.

3An intelligent man seeing a bad man severely punished is himself instructed, But fools pass by and are punished.

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