Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
General references
Bible References
Name
Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart; And good tidings make the bones fat.
Proverbs 22:1
A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.
Isaiah 56:5
Unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Luke 10:20
Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.
Hebrews 11:2
For therein the elders had witness borne to them.
Precious
Ecclesiastes 10:1
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor;'so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
Psalm 133:2
It is like the precious oil upon the head, That ran down upon the beard, Even Aaron's beard; That came down upon the skirt of his garments;
Proverbs 27:9
Oil and perfume rejoice the heart; So doth the sweetness of a man's friend that cometh of hearty counsel.
Song of Songs 1:3
Thine oils have a goodly fragrance; Thy name is as oil poured forth; Therefore do the virgins love thee.
Song of Songs 4:10
How fair is thy love, my sister, my bride! How much better is thy love than wine! And the fragrance of thine oils than all manner of spices!
John 13:2
And during supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's'son , to betray him,
The day
Ecclesiastes 4:2
Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;
Job 3:17
There the wicked cease from troubling; And there the weary are at rest.
Isaiah 57:1
The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart; and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come .
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens.
Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Revelation 14:13
And I heard the voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.
General references
Genesis 44:7
And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.