Where does Bible say saving is more glorious than punishing?

[Alex Smith]

I've been having an interesting dialogue about if saving is more glorious than punishing (satisfying justice, etc.)? (If it is, than that makes a very strong argument against ECT as Christians usually want God to get the most glory, not settle with 2nd best, particularly if He's sovereign in a Calvinistic sense - be that compatibilism or more )

To me it seems intuitively obvious, however I want lots of Bible verses before I use it too much...

Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses' face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it. For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory.

I thought this implicitly implied it, but the problem was he simply said the new covenant/ministry brings both life and death (see 2 Cor 2:16) Doh!

[corpselight]

to turn it round a bit, i'm more concerned about what they think God's glory is, and exactly how it will be enhanced by wrath, if those punished are punished hopelessly. exactly what Scripture supports that view of something we have to define as God's reputation for being good?