His saying: {Obedience}, meaning: obedience to Allah and His Messenger, {and honorable speech} is better than what they harbored.
قَوْله: ﴿طَاعَة﴾ أَي: طاعةٌ لله وَرَسُوله ﴿وَقَوْلٌ مَعْرُوف﴾ خير مِمَّا أضمروا