Ecclesiastes 7:1
"A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth."
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Parallel scriptures and linked biblical themes for Ecclesiastes 7:1.
"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 follow them. from henceforth...: or, from henceforth saith the Spirit, Yea"
"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold. loving...: or, favour is better than, etc"
"Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive."
"We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord."
"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."
"Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man's friend by hearty counsel. by...: Heb. from the counsel of the soul"
"Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee."
"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. Dead...: Heb. Flies of death"
"Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off."