Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
In all time thy garments shall be white; and ointment shall not be wanting upon thy head.
New American Standard Bible
Let your
King James Version
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
Holman Bible
Let your clothes be white all the time, and never let oil be lacking on your head.
International Standard Version
Always keep your garments white, and don't fail to anoint your head.
A Conservative Version
Let thy garments be always white, and let not thy head lack oil.
American Standard Version
Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil.
Amplified
Let your clothes always be white [with purity], and do not let the oil [of gladness] be lacking on your head.
Bible in Basic English
Let your clothing be white at all times, and let not your head be without oil.
Darby Translation
Let thy garments be always white, and let not thy head lack oil.
King James 2000
Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Always be clothed in white garments, and never let your head lack oil!
Modern King James verseion
Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let thy garments be always white, and let thy head want none ointment.
NET Bible
Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head.
New Heart English Bible
Let your garments be always white, and do not let your head lack oil.
The Emphasized Bible
Continually, let thy garments be white, - and, ointment upon thy bead, let it not be lacking.
Webster
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
World English Bible
Let your garments be always white, and don't let your head lack oil.
Youngs Literal Translation
At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.
Themes
Anointing » General references to application of oil to the body
Anointing » Was applied to » The head
Clothing » Admonitions in regard to » Duty of cleanliness and care in
Deeds » Doing all things with might
Dress » Special advices concerning » Duty of cleanliness and care in
Garments » Colors of, mentioned » White
Topics
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Ro'sh
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 9:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
Enjoy Life While It Lasts
7 Go eat in joy thy bread, and drink thy wine in a good heart; for already God was satisfied with thy works. 8 In all time thy garments shall be white; and ointment shall not be wanting upon thy head. 9 See life with the wife which thou didst love all the days of the life of thy vanity which he gave to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for this thy portion in life, and in thy labor which thou laborest under the sun.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 23:5
Thou wilt set in order a table before me in front of mine enemies: thou madest fat mine head with oil; my cup being satisfied with drink.
Ruth 3:3
And wash thou and anoint thyself, and put thy garments upon thee, and go down to the threshing-floor: thou shalt not make thyself known to the man till his finishing to eat and to drink.
2 Samuel 14:2
And Joab will send to Tekoah and take from thence a wise woman, and he will say to her, Thou shalt mourn, and put on now garments of mourning, and thou shalt not be anointed with oil, and be thou as a woman this many days mourning for the dead:
2 Samuel 19:24
And Mephibosheth son of Saul, came down to the meeting of the king, and he did not his feet, and he did not his beard, and his garments he washed not from the day the king went till the day in which he came in peace.
Esther 8:15
And Mordecai went forth from before the king in clothing of the kingdom, cerulean purple, and white, and a great crown of gold, and a wide robe of byssus and purple: and the city Shushan shouted and was glad:
Daniel 10:3
Bread of desires I ate not, and flesh and wine came not into my mouth, and anointing, I did not anoint myself even to the filling up of three weeks of days.
Amos 6:6
Drinking wine in vases, and they will anoint with the chief of ointments: and they were not grieved for the breaking of Joseph.
Matthew 6:17
And thou fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face;
Luke 7:46
Thou anointedst not my head with oil: and she anointed my feet with perfumed oil.
Revelation 3:4-5
Thou hast a few names also in Sardis which stained not their garments; and they shall walk about with me in white things: for they are worthy.
Revelation 7:9
After these things I saw, and, behold, a great multitude, which none could number it, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, having put round white robes, and palm trees in their hands;
Revelation 7:13-14
And one of the elders answered, saying to me, These having put round white robes, who are they? and whence came they
Revelation 16:15
(Behold, I come as a thief. Happy he watching, and keeping his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.)
Revelation 19:8
And it was given her that she put on fine linen, pure and shining: for fine linen is the justification of the holy.
Revelation 19:14
And the armies in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.