qualities could and should be worn like a necklace, beautifying one’s life (3:3b; see 1:9). If you want this pair to permanently shape your choices, … write them on the tablet of your heart (3:3b) as God inscribed the Law2 on tablets of stone. He recognizes and honors such covenant loyalty with favor [or grace] and a good name (3:4). The latter term translates two Hebrew words used together in Psalm 111:10. What God may be promising is not merely a good reputation but a reputation for good understanding.