Ecclesiastes 7:1

God's Word

A good name is better than expensive perfume, and the day you die is better than the day you’re born.

Cross References

Job 3:17

There the wicked stop their raging. There the weary are able to rest.

Psalm 133:2

It is like fine, scented oil on the head, running down the beard—down Aaron’s beard— running over the collar of his robes.

Proverbs 15:30

A twinkle in the eye delights the heart. Good news refreshes the body.

Proverbs 22:1

A good name is more desirable than great wealth. Respect is better than silver or gold.

Proverbs 25:10

Otherwise, when he hears about it, he will humiliate you, and his evil report about you will never disappear.

Proverbs 27:9

Perfume and incense make the heart glad, but the sweetness of a friend is a fragrant forest.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies will make a bottle of perfume stink, and then it is spoiled. A little foolishness outweighs wisdom ⌞and⌟ honor.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

I congratulate the dead, who have already died, rather than the living, who still have to carry on.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of something is better than its beginning. It is better to be patient than arrogant.

Song of Solomon 1:3

better than the fragrance of cologne. (Cologne should be named after you.) No wonder the young women love you!

Song of Solomon 4:10

How beautiful are your expressions of love, my bride, my sister! How much better are your expressions of love than wine and the fragrance of your perfume than any spice.

Isaiah 56:5

Inside my house and within my walls, I will give them something better than sons and daughters. I will give them a monument and a name. I will give them a permanent name that will not be forgotten.

Jonah 4:3

So now, Lord, take my life. I’d rather be dead than alive.”

Luke 10:20

However, don’t be happy that evil spirits obey you. Be happy that your names are written in heaven.”

John 13:2

While supper was taking place, the devil had already put the idea of betraying Jesus into the mind of Judas, son of Simon Iscariot.

2 Corinthians 5:1

We know that if the life we live here on earth is ever taken down like a tent, we still have a building from God. It is an eternal house in heaven that isn’t made by human hands.

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident and prefer to live away from this body and to live with the Lord.

Hebrews 11:2

God accepted our ancestors because of their faith.

Hebrews 11:39

All these people were known for their faith, but none of them received what God had promised.

Revelation 14:13

I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: From now on those who die believing in the Lord are blessed.” “Yes,” says the Spirit. “Let them rest from their hard work. What they have done goes with them.”

Ruth 3:14

So Ruth lay at his feet until morning. Then she got up early before anyone could be recognized. At that moment Boaz thought to himself, “I hope that no one will ever know that this woman came to the threshing floor.”