Ecclesiastes 7:1

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

A good name is better than prious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

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  • Prov 22:1 : 1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
  • Eccl 4:2 : 2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
  • Song 1:3 : 3 Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
  • Phil 1:21-23 : 21 For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. 22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. 23 For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:
  • Rev 14:13 : 13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed a the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may st from their labours; and their works do follow them.
  • Prov 15:30 : 30 The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.
  • Heb 11:2 : 2 For by it the elders obtained a good report.
  • Heb 11:39 : 39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:
  • Isa 56:5 : 5 Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
  • Isa 57:1-2 : 1 The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come. 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
  • Luke 10:20 : 20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
  • John 13:2 : 2 And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him;
  • 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
  • Eccl 10:1 : 1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.
  • Job 3:17 : 17 There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.
  • Ps 133:2 : 2 It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;
  • Song 4:10 : 10 How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

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    2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his heart.

    3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

    4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

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  • Eccl 7:10-12
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    2 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

    3 Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

  • Eccl 7:14-18
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    14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him.

    15 All things have I seen in the days of my vanity: there is a just man that perisheth in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man that prolongeth his life in his wickedness.

    16 Be not righteous over much; neither make thyself over wise: why shouldest thou destroy thyself?

    17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

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    4 For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

  • Eccl 7:8
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    8 Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

  • Prov 27:9
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    9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel.

  • Prov 16:16
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    16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! and to get understanding rather to be chosen than silver!

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    7 Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

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    16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.

  • Eccl 6:9
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    9 Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire: this is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

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    14 For the merchandise of it is better than the merchandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold.

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    8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

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    16 Length of days is in her right hand; and in her left hand riches and honour.

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    7 Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.

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    12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

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    13 Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.

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    16 For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.

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    6 Yea, though he live a thousand years twice told, yet hath he seen no good: do not all go to one place?

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