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Want to know what the Bible says about Names? Here are 35 Bible verses about Names from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Proverbs 22:1 NIV
A good name is more desirable than great riches;
    to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
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Ecclesiastes 7:1 NIV
A good name is better than fine perfume,
    and the day of death better than the day of birth.
67
Isaiah 62:2 NIV
The nations will see your vindication,
    and all kings your glory;
you will be called by a new name
    that the mouth of the Lord will bestow.
53
Genesis 17:15 NIV
God also said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you are no longer to call her Sarai; her name will be Sarah.
41
Genesis 17:5 NIV
No longer will you be called Abram ; your name will be Abraham, for I have made you a father of many nations.
39
John 15:16 NIV
You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit —fruit that will last—and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.
34
Proverbs 18:10 NIV
The name of the Lord is a fortified tower;
    the righteous run to it and are safe.
24
2 Corinthians 5:17 NIV
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!
22
Revelation 2:17 NIV
Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
22
Genesis 1:1 NIV
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
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