Ecclesiastes 7:1

New International Version

A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

Cross References

Job 3:17

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

Psalm 133:2

It is like precious oil poured on the head, running down on the beard, running down on Aaron’s beard, down on the collar of his robe.

Proverbs 15:30

Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.

Proverbs 22:1

A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

Proverbs 25:10

or the one who hears it may shame you and the charge against you will stand.

Proverbs 27:9

Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart, and the pleasantness of a friend springs from their heartfelt advice.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

And I declared that the dead, who had already died, are happier than the living, who are still alive.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride.

Song of Solomon 1:3

Pleasing is the fragrance of your perfumes; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the young women love you!

Song of Solomon 4:10

How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much more pleasing is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume more than any spice!

Isaiah 56:5

to them I will give within my temple and its walls a memorial and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that will endure forever.

Jonah 4:3

Now, Lord, take away my life, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

Luke 10:20

However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

John 13:2

The evening meal was in progress, and the devil had already prompted Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident, I say, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

Hebrews 11:2

This is what the ancients were commended for.

Hebrews 11:39

These were all commended for their faith, yet none of them received what had been promised,

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven say, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labor, for their deeds will follow them.”

Ruth 3:14

So she lay at his feet until morning, but got up before anyone could be recognized; and he said, “No one must know that a woman came to the threshing floor.”