Ecclesiastes 7:1

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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

John 13:2

The day

General references

Genesis 44:7

Bible References

Name

The light of the eyes is a joy to the heart, and good news makes the bones fat.

A good name is more to be desired than great wealth, and to be respected is better than silver and gold.

I will give to them in my house, and inside my walls, a place and a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an eternal name which will not be cut off.

Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded in heaven.

For by it our fathers had God's approval.

Precious

Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.

Oil and perfume make glad the heart, and the wise suggestion of a friend is sweet to the soul.

Sweet is the smell of your perfumes; your name is as perfume running out; so the young girls give you their love.

How fair is your love, my sister! How much better is your love than wine, and the smell of your oils than any perfume!

So while a meal was going on, the Evil One having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to be false to him,

The day

So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.

There the passions of the evil are over, and those whose strength has come to an end have rest.

The upright man goes to his death, and no one gives a thought to it; and god-fearing men are taken away, and no one is troubled by it; for the upright man is taken away because of evil-doing, and goes into peace.

For we are conscious that if this our tent of flesh is taken down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in heaven.

For to me life is Christ and death is profit.

And a voice from heaven came to my ears, saying, Put in writing, There is a blessing on the dead who from now on come to their end in the Lord: yes, says the Spirit, that they may have rest from their troubles; for their works go with them.

General references

And they said to him, Why does my lord say such words as these? far be it from your servants to do such a thing: