Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on 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.
Julia Smith Translation
In all time thy garments shall be white; and ointment shall not be wanting upon thy head.
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.
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 with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works. 8 At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head. 9 See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it is thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.
Names
Cross References
Psalm 23:5
Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!
Ruth 3:3
and thou hast bathed, and anointed thyself, and put thy garments upon thee, and gone down to the threshing-floor; let not thyself be known to the man till he complete to eat and to drink;
2 Samuel 14:2
and Joab sendeth to Tekoah, and taketh thence a wise woman, and saith unto her, 'Feign thyself a mourner, I pray thee, and put on, I pray thee, garments of mourning, and anoint not thyself with oil, and thou hast been as a woman these many days mourning for the dead,
2 Samuel 19:24
And Mephibosheth son of Saul hath come down to meet the king -- and he prepared not his feet, nor did he prepare his upper lip, yea, his garments he washed not, even from the day of the going away of the king, till the day that he came in peace --
Esther 8:15
And Mordecai went out from before the king, in royal clothing of blue and white, and a great crown of gold, and a garment of fine linen and purple, and the city of Shushan hath rejoiced and been glad;
Daniel 10:3
desirable bread I have not eaten, and flesh and wine hath not come in unto my mouth, and I have not anointed myself at all, till the completion of three weeks of days.
Amos 6:6
Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And with chief perfumes anoint themselves, And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.
Matthew 6:17
'But thou, fasting, anoint thy head, and wash thy face,
Luke 7:46
with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;
Revelation 3:4-5
Thou hast a few names even in Sardis who did not defile their garments, and they shall walk with me in white, because they are worthy.
Revelation 7:9
After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands,
Revelation 7:13-14
And answer did one of the elders, saying to me, 'These, who have been arrayed with the white robes -- who are they, and whence came they?'
Revelation 16:15
lo, I do come as a thief; happy is he who is watching, and keeping his garments, that he may not walk naked, and they may see his unseemliness,' --
Revelation 19:8
and there was given to her that she may be arrayed with fine linen, pure and shining, for the fine linen is the righteous acts of the saints.'
Revelation 19:14
And the armies in the heaven were following him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen -- white and pure;