Verse 1

A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

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  • Prov 22:1 : 1 A good name is more desirable than great wealth; being esteemed is better than silver or gold.
  • Eccl 4:2 : 2 And I praised the dead who had already died, more than the living who are still alive.
  • Song 1:3 : 3 The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you!
  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
  • Phil 1:21-23 : 21 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. 22 Now if I live on in the flesh, this means fruitful labor for me. Yet I do not know what I shall choose. 23 I am torn between the two: I desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;
  • Rev 14:13 : 13 Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, "Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on." "Yes," says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them."
  • Prov 15:30 : 30 Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news revitalizes the bones.
  • Heb 11:2 : 2 For by it the ancients were commended.
  • Heb 11:39 : 39 And all of these, though they were commended for their faith, did not receive what was promised.
  • Isa 56:5 : 5 I will give them within my house and within my walls a place and a name better than sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will never be cut off.'
  • Isa 57:1-2 : 1 The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; faithful people are taken away, and no one understands that the righteous are taken away to be spared from evil. 2 They find peace; they rest in their beds—those who walk in uprightness.
  • Luke 10:20 : 20 Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.
  • John 13:2 : 2 During supper, the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him.
  • 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
  • Eccl 10:1 : 1 Dead flies can make the perfumer's oil stink and ferment; a small act of folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Oil and perfume bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend comes from heartfelt counsel.
  • Job 3:17 : 17 There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
  • Ps 133:2 : 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, running down onto the collar of his robes.
  • Song 4:10 : 10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!