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

The day

General references

Genesis 44:7

Bible References

Name

The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart, A good report maketh fat the bone.

A name is chosen rather than much wealth, Than silver and than gold -- good grace.

I have given to them in My house, And within My walls a station and a name, Better than sons and than daughters, A name age-during I give to him That is not cut off.

but, in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subjected to you, but rejoice rather that your names were written in the heavens.'

for in this were the elders testified of;

Precious

Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom -- By reason of honour -- a little folly!

As the good oil on the head, Coming down on the beard, the beard of Aaron, That cometh down on the skirt of his robes,

Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.

For fragrance are thy perfumes good. Perfume emptied out -- thy name, Therefore have virgins loved thee!

How wonderful have been thy loves, my sister-spouse, How much better have been thy loves than wine, And the fragrance of thy perfumes than all spices.

And supper being come, the devil already having put it into the heart of Judas of Simon, Iscariot, that he may deliver him up,

The day

And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.

There the wicked have ceased troubling, And there rest do the wearied in power.

The righteous hath perished, And there is none laying it to heart, And men of kindness are gathered, Without any considering that from the face of evil Gathered is the righteous one.

For we have known that if our earthly house of the tabernacle may be thrown down, a building from God we have, an house not made with hands -- age-during -- in the heavens,

for to me to live is Christ, and to die gain.

And I heard a voice out of the heaven saying to me, 'Write: Happy are the dead who in the Lord are dying from this time!' 'Yes, (saith the Spirit,) That they may rest from their labours -- and their works do follow them!'

General references

and they say unto him, 'Why doth my lord speak according to these words? far be it from thy servants to do according to this word;