Ecclesiastes 7:1

New Living Translation

A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. And the day you die is better than the day you are born.

Cross References

Job 3:17

For in death the wicked cause no trouble, and the weary are at rest.

Psalm 133:2

For harmony is as precious as the anointing oil that was poured over Aaron’s head, that ran down his beard and onto the border of his robe.

Proverbs 15:30

A cheerful look brings joy to the heart; good news makes for good health.

Proverbs 22:1

Choose a good reputation over great riches; being held in high esteem is better than silver or gold.

Proverbs 25:10

Others may accuse you of gossip, and you will never regain your good reputation.

Proverbs 27:9

The heartfelt counsel of a friend is as sweet as perfume and incense.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

So I concluded that the dead are better off than the living.

Ecclesiastes 7:8

Finishing is better than starting. Patience is better than pride.

Song of Solomon 1:3

How pleasing is your fragrance; your name is like the spreading fragrance of scented oils. No wonder all the young women love you!

Song of Solomon 4:10

Your love delights me, my treasure, my bride. Your love is better than wine, your perfume more fragrant than spices.

Isaiah 56:5

I will give them—within the walls of my house— a memorial and a name far greater than sons and daughters could give. For the name I give them is an everlasting one. It will never disappear!

Jonah 4:3

Just kill me now, Lord! I’d rather be dead than alive if what I predicted will not happen.”

Luke 10:20

But don’t rejoice because evil spirits obey you; rejoice because your names are registered in heaven.”

John 13:2

It was time for supper, and the devil had already prompted Judas, son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

2 Corinthians 5:1

For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die and leave this earthly body), we will have a house in heaven, an eternal body made for us by God himself and not by human hands.

2 Corinthians 5:8

Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.

Hebrews 11:2

Through their faith, the people in days of old earned a good reputation.

Hebrews 11:39

All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised.

Revelation 14:13

And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this down: Blessed are those who die in the Lord from now on. Yes, says the Spirit, they are blessed indeed, for they will rest from their hard work; for their good deeds follow them!”

Ruth 3:14

So Ruth lay at Boaz’s feet until the morning, but she got up before it was light enough for people to recognize each other. For Boaz had said, “No one must know that a woman was here at the threshing floor.”