Ecclesiastes 7:1

English Standard Version 2016

A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.

Cross References

Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”

Proverbs 22:1

A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.

2 Corinthians 5:8

Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

Song of Solomon 1:3

your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Proverbs 27:9

Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.

Isaiah 56:5

I will give in my house and within my walls a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.

Proverbs 15:30

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.

Job 3:17

There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.

John 13:2

During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,

Psalm 133:2

It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!

Hebrews 11:39

And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,

Hebrews 11:2

For by it the people of old received their commendation.

Luke 10:20

Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

Song of Solomon 4:10

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!

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning, and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Jonah 4:3

Therefore now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Ruth 3:14

So she lay at his feet until the morning, but arose before one could recognize another. And he said, “Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing floor.”

Proverbs 25:10

lest he who hears you bring shame upon you, and your ill repute have no end.