Ecclesiastes 7:1

New King James Version

A good name is better than precious ointment, And the day of death than the day of one’s birth;

Cross References

Job 3:17

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

Psalm 133:2

It is like the precious oil upon the head, Running down on the beard, The beard of Aaron, Running down on the edge of his garments.

Proverbs 15:30

The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, And a good report makes the bones healthy.

Proverbs 22:1

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

Proverbs 25:10

Lest he who hears it expose your shame, And your reputation be ruined.

Proverbs 27:9

Ointment and perfume delight the heart, And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by hearty counsel.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

Therefore I praised the dead who were already dead, More than the living who are still alive.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

The end of a thing is better than its beginning; The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

Song of Solomon 1:3

Because of the fragrance of your good ointments, Your name is ointment poured forth; Therefore the virgins love you.

Song of Solomon 4:10

How fair is your love, My sister, my spouse! How much better than wine is your love, And the scent of your perfumes Than all spices!

Isaiah 56:5

Even to them I will give in My house And within My walls a place and a name Better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name That shall not be cut off.

Jonah 4:3

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

Luke 10:20

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

John 13:2

And supper being ended, the devil having already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray Him,

2 Corinthians 5:1

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

2 Corinthians 5:8

We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.

Hebrews 11:2

For by it the elders obtained a good testimony.

Hebrews 11:39

And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise,

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying to me, “Write: ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’ ” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, and their works follow them.”

Ruth 3:14

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