Ecclesiastes 7:1

In 11 translations

BSB

A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.

KJV

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

WEB

A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.

ASV

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

LSV

Better [is] a name than good perfume, || And the day of death than the day of birth.

YLT

Better [is] a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.

DBY

A [good] name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

DRC7:2

A good name is better than precious ointments: and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

GNV7:3

A good name is better then a good oyntment, and the day of death, then the day that one is borne.

JPS

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

LXXE

A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.

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Original-language editions

WLC

ט֥וֹב שֵׁ֖ם מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן ט֑וֹב וְי֣וֹם הַמָּ֔וֶת מִיּ֖וֹם הִוָּלְדֽוֹ׃

LXX-Br

Ἀγαθὸν ὄνομα ὑπὲρ ἔλαιον ἀγαθὸν, καὶ ἡμέρα τοῦ θανάτου ὑπὲρ ἡμέραν γεννήσεως.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

• Revelation 14:13And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
• Proverbs 22:1A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
• Ecclesiastes 4:2So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.
• 2 Corinthians 5:8We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
• Philippians 1:21–23For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. I am torn between the two. I desire to depart and be…
• 2 Corinthians 5:1Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.
• Proverbs 27:9Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.
• Song of Songs 1:3The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.
• Ecclesiastes 10:1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
• Job 3:17There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.
• Isaiah 56:5I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
• Isaiah 57:1–2The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, while no one considers that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. Those who walk uprightly enter into peace; they find rest,…
• Proverbs 15:30The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.
• John 13:2The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.
• Psalms 133:2It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron’s beard over the collar of his robes.
• Luke 10:20Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

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