Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
KJV
Quid necesse est homini majora se quærere, cum ignoret quid conducat sibi in vita sua, numero dierum peregrinationis suæ, et tempore quod velut umbra præterit ? aut quis ei poterit indicare quod post eum futurum sub sole sit ?
Vulgate
τί περισσὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ; ὅτι τίς οἶδεν ἀγαθὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ ἐν τῇ ζωῇ, ἀριθμὸν ἡμερῶν ζωῆς ματαιότητος αὐτοῦ; καὶ ἐποίησεν αὐτὰ ἐν σκιᾷ· ὅτι τίς ἀπαγγελεῖ τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τί ἔσται ὀπίσω αὐτοῦ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον;
LXX
Agoodname is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.
ASV
ט֥וֹב שֵׁ֖ם מִ/שֶּׁ֣מֶן ט֑וֹב וְ/י֣וֹם הַ/מָּ֔וֶת מִ/יּ֖וֹם הִוָּלְדֽ/וֹ
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
Historic Christian voices
3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 2Cor 5:1 — For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
- 2Cor 5:8 — We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.
- Eccl 4:2 — Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
- Eccl 10:1 — Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
- Jonah 4:3 — Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
- Phil 1:21 — For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
- Prov 22:1 — A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
- Prov 22:1 — A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.
- Prov 27:9 — Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
- Rev 14:13 — And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do foll
- Song 1:3 — Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.
- Song 1:3 — Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.