- good with an inheritance:
- or, as good as an inheritance, yea, better too. "Now there was foundª° in it a poorª wiseª man,ª and he¹ by his wisdomª deliveredª°¹ the city;ª yet no¹ manª rememberedª°¹ that same¹ poorª man.ª ... Wisdomª [is] betterª than weaponsª¹ of war:ª but oneª sinnerª° destroyethª° muchª° good.ª" {Ecc 9:15-18} + "And Solomonª said,ª° Thou¹ hast shewedª° unto¹ thy servantª Davidª my fatherª greatª mercy,ª according as¹ he walkedª° beforeª thee in truth,ª and in righteousness,ª and in uprightnessª of heartª with¹ thee; and thou hast keptª° for him¹ this¹ greatª kindness,ª that thou hast givenª° him a sonª to sitª° on¹ his throne,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª ... Giveª° therefore thy servantª an understandingª° heartª to judgeª°¹ thy people,ª that I may discernª° between¹ goodª and bad:ª for¹ who¹ is ableª° to judgeª° this¹ thy so greatª¹ a people?ª" {1Kg 3:6-9} + "Andª the¹ lordª commendedª° the¹ unjustª steward,ª becauseª he had doneª° wisely:ª forª the¹ childrenª of thisª worldª areª° inª theirª generationª wiserª thanª the¹ childrenª of light.ª ... And Iª sayª° unto you,ª Makeª° to yourselvesª friendsª ofª the¹ mammonª of unrighteousness;ª that,ª whenª ye fail,ª° they may receiveª° youª intoª everlastingª habitations.ª" {Lke 16:8-9} + "Chargeª° them that are richª inª this² world,ª¹ that they be²° not² highminded,ª°¹ norª trustª° inª uncertainª riches,ª butª inª the¹ livingª° God,ª who² givethª° usª richlyª all thingsª toª enjoy;ª ... Laying up in storeª° for themselvesª a goodª foundationª againstª the¹ time to come,ª° thatª they may lay hold onª° eternalª life.ª" {1Tm 6:17-19}
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