Ecclesiastes 7:1 - New International Version (Anglicised)

¹ A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ A GOOD name is better than precious perfume, and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

Common English Bible

¹ A good name is better than fine oil, and the day of death better than the birthday.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Why is it necessary for a man to seek things that are greater than himself, when he does not know what is advantageous for himself in his life, during the number of the days of his sojourn, and while time passes by like a shadow? Or who will be able to tell him what will be in the future after him under the sun?

Ecclesiastes 7:1 Tagairtí Cros

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 honour.

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 for ever.

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 labour, for their deeds will follow them.’

Ruth 3:14

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