Ecclesiastes 7:1

Bible in Basic English 1965

A good name is better than oil of great price, and the day of death than the day of birth.

Cross References

Revelation 14:13

And a voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Put in writing, There is a blessing on the dead who from now on come to their end in the Lord: yes, says the Spirit, that they may have rest from their troubles; for their works go with them.

Proverbs 22:1

A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are without fear, desiring to be free from the body, and to be with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:1

For we are conscious that if this our tent of flesh is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in heaven.

Song of Solomon 1:3

Sweet is the smell of your perfumes; your name is as perfume running out; so the young girls give you their love.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.

Proverbs 27:9

Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

Isaiah 56:5

I will give to them in my house, and inside my walls, a place and a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an eternal name which will not be cut off.

Proverbs 15:30

The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.

Job 3:17

There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.

John 13:2

So while a meal was going on, the Evil One having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to be false to him,

Psalm 133:2

It is like oil of great price on the head, flowing down over the face, even Aaron's face: coming down to the edge of his robe;

Hebrews 11:39

And not one of these got the good things of the agreement, though they all had a good record through faith,

Hebrews 11:2

For by it our fathers had God's approval.

Luke 10:20

Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded in heaven.

Song of Solomon 4:10

How fair is your love, my sister! How much better is your love than wine, and the smell of your oils than any perfume!

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a thing is better than its start, and a gentle spirit is better than pride.

Jonah 4:3

So now, O Lord, give ear to my prayer and take my life from me; for death is better for me than life.

Ruth 3:14

And she took her rest at his feet till the morning: and she got up before it was light enough for one to see another. And he said, Let it not come to anyone's knowledge that the woman came to the grain-floor.

Proverbs 25:10

Or your hearer may say evil of you, and your shame will not be turned away.