Ecclesiastes 7:1

World English Bible (2000)

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

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  • Prov 22:1 : 1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
  • Eccl 4:2 : 2 Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.
  • Song 1:3 : 3 Your oils have a pleasing fragrance. Your name is oil poured forth, therefore the virgins love you.
  • 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are courageous, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home 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 on in the flesh, this will bring fruit from my work; yet I don't know what I will choose. 23 But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.
  • Rev 14:13 : 13 I heard the voice from heaven saying, "Write, 'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.'" "Yes," says the Spirit, "that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them."
  • Prov 15:30 : 30 The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
  • Heb 11:2 : 2 For by this, the elders obtained testimony.
  • Heb 11:39 : 39 These all, having had testimony given to them through their faith, didn't receive the promise,
  • Isa 56:5 : 5 to them I will give in my house and within my walls a memorial 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 perishes, and no man lays it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil [to come]. 2 He enters into peace; they rest in their beds, each one who walks in his uprightness.
  • Luke 10:20 : 20 Nevertheless, don't rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."
  • John 13:2 : 2 During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
  • 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we know that if the earthly house of our tent is dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
  • Eccl 10:1 : 1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
  • Prov 27:9 : 9 Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.
  • Job 3:17 : 17 There the wicked cease from troubling. There the weary are at rest.
  • Ps 133:2 : 2 It is like the precious oil on the head, that ran down on the beard, even Aaron's beard; that came down on the edge of his robes;
  • Song 4:10 : 10 How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine! The fragrance of your perfumes than all kinds of spices!

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    2It 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 should take this to heart.

    3Sorrow is better than laughter; for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

    4The 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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  • Prov 22:1
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    1A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.

  • Eccl 7:10-12
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    10Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.

    11Wisdom is as good as an inheritance. Yes, it is more excellent for those who see the sun.

    12For wisdom is a defense, even as money is a defense; but the excellency of knowledge is that wisdom preserves the life of him who has it.

  • Eccl 4:2-3
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    2Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.

    3Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.

  • Eccl 7:14-18
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    14In the day of prosperity be joyful, and in the day of adversity consider; yes, God has made the one side by side with the other, to the end that man should not find out anything after him.

    15All this have I seen in my days of vanity: there is a righteous man who perishes in his righteousness, and there is a wicked man who lives long in his evildoing.

    16Don't be overly righteous, neither make yourself overly wise. Why should you destroy yourself?

    17Don't be too wicked, neither be foolish. Why should you die before your time?

    18It is good that you should take hold of this. Yes, also from that don't withdraw your hand; for he who fears God will come forth from them all.

  • Prov 10:7
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    7The memory of the righteous is blessed, but the name of the wicked will rot.

  • Eccl 6:3-4
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    3If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial; I say, that a stillborn child is better than he:

    4for it comes in vanity, and departs in darkness, and its name is covered with darkness.

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

  • Prov 27:9
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    9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

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

  • Job 5:27
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    27Look this, we have searched it, so it is. Hear it, and know it for your good."

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

    8Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.

  • Eccl 6:9
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    9Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the desire. This also is vanity and a chasing after wind.

  • Eccl 10:1
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    1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

  • Prov 8:11
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    11For wisdom is better than rubies. All the things that may be desired can't be compared to it.

  • Eccl 6:11-12
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    11For there are many words that create vanity. What does that profit man?

    12For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?

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    7for it is better that it be said to you, "Come up here," than that you should be put lower in the presence of the prince, whom your eyes have seen.

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    12Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good?

  • Prov 3:14
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    14For her good profit is better than getting silver, and her return is better than fine gold.

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    15Precious in the sight of Yahweh is the death of his saints.

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    8Let your garments be always white, and don't let your head lack oil.

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    16Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.

  • Prov 15:24
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    24The path of life leads upward for the wise, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Prov 12:28
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    28In the way of righteousness is life; in its path there is no death.

  • Eccl 12:7-8
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    7and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

    8"Vanity of vanities," says the Preacher. "All is vanity!"

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    12There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

  • Eccl 9:4
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    4For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

  • Eccl 4:13
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    13Better is a poor and wise youth than an old and foolish king who doesn't know how to receive admonition any more.

  • Job 7:1
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    1"Isn't a man forced to labor on earth? Aren't his days like the days of a hired hand?

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    16For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!

  • Eccl 6:6
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    6Yes, though he live a thousand years twice told, and yet fails to enjoy good, don't all go to one place?