Ecclesiastes 7:1

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Ecclesiastes 7:1

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

Proverbs 22:1

A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.

Ecclesiastes 4:2

So I admired the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.

Song of Songs 1:3

The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating;
your name is perfume poured out.
No wonder young women adore you.

Job 3:17

There the wicked cease to make trouble,
and there the weary find rest.

Proverbs 15:30

Bright eyes cheer the heart;
good news strengthens the bones.

Proverbs 27:9

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.

Ecclesiastes 10:1

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink;
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Song of Songs 4:10

How delightful your love is, my sister, my bride.
Your love is much better than wine,
and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam.

Isaiah 56:5

I will give them, in My house and within My walls,
a memorial and a name
better than sons and daughters.
I will give each of them an everlasting name
that will never be cut off.

Isaiah 57:1-2

The righteous one perishes,
and no one takes it to heart;
faithful men are swept away,
with no one realizing
that the righteous one is swept away
from the presence of evil.

Luke 10:20

However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

John 13:2

Now by the time of supper, the Devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray Him.

2 Corinthians 5:1

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

2 Corinthians 5:8

and we are confident and satisfied to be out of the body and at home with the Lord.

Philippians 1:21-23

For me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

Hebrews 11:2

For our ancestors won God’s approval by it.

Hebrews 11:39

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,

Revelation 14:13

Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write: The dead who die in the Lord from now on are blessed.”

“Yes,” says the Spirit, “let them rest from their labors, for their works follow them!”

Psalm 133:2

It is like fine oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down Aaron’s beard
onto his robes.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ecclesiastes 7:1

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

Name

Hebrews 11:2

Precious

The day

General references

Genesis 44:7

Bible References

Name

Bright eyes cheer the heart;
good news strengthens the bones.

A good name is to be chosen over great wealth;
favor is better than silver and gold.

I will give them, in My house and within My walls,
a memorial and a name
better than sons and daughters.
I will give each of them an everlasting name
that will never be cut off.

However, don’t rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

For our ancestors won God’s approval by it.

Precious

Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink;
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

It is like fine oil on the head,
running down on the beard,
running down Aaron’s beard
onto his robes.

Oil and incense bring joy to the heart,
and the sweetness of a friend is better than self-counsel.

The fragrance of your perfume is intoxicating;
your name is perfume poured out.
No wonder young women adore you.

How delightful your love is, my sister, my bride.
Your love is much better than wine,
and the fragrance of your perfume than any balsam.

Now by the time of supper, the Devil had already put it into the heart of Judas, Simon Iscariot’s son, to betray Him.

The day

So I admired the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.

There the wicked cease to make trouble,
and there the weary find rest.

The righteous one perishes,
and no one takes it to heart;
faithful men are swept away,
with no one realizing
that the righteous one is swept away
from the presence of evil.

For we know that if our temporary, earthly dwelling

is destroyed, we have a building from God, an eternal dwelling in the heavens, not made with hands.

For me, living is Christ and dying is gain.

General references

They said to him, “Why does my lord say these things? Your servants could not possibly do such a thing.