Ecclesiastes 7:1
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.”
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“A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Agoodname is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Better <FI>is<Fi> a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 7:1 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Ruth 3:14So she lay down at his feet until morning, but she got up before anyone else could recognize her. Then Boaz said, “Do not let it be known that a woman came to the threshing floor.”
- Job 3:17There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
- Psalms 133:2It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
- Proverbs 15:30The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
- Proverbs 22:1A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
- Proverbs 25:10lest the one who hears may disgrace you, and your infamy never go away.
- Proverbs 27:9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
- Ecclesiastes 4:2So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.
- Ecclesiastes 10:1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
- Song of Solomon 1:3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
- Song of Solomon 4:10How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.
- Isaiah 56:5I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
- Isaiah 57:1The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil.
- Luke 10:20Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
- John 13:2The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
- Philippians 1:21For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
- Hebrews 11:2This is why the ancients were commended.
- Hebrews 11:39These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
- Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
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