Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one's day of death is better than his day of birth.
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name

Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes cheers the heart, and good news nourishes the bones.

Proverbs 22:1
A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.

Isaiah 56:5
I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.

Luke 10:20
Nevertheless, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven."

Hebrews 11:2, 39
This is why the ancients were commended. . . .

precious

Ecclesiastes 10:1
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer's oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Psalm 133:2
It is like fine oil on the head, running down on the beard, running down Aaron's beard over the collar of his robes.

Proverbs 27:9
Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend is counsel to the soul.

Song of Solomon 1:3
The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.

Song of Solomon 4:10
How delightful is your love, my sister, my bride. Your love is much better than wine, and the fragrance of your perfume than all spices.

John 13:2
The evening meal was underway, and the devil had already put into the heart of Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot, to betray Jesus.

the day

Ecclesiastes 4:2
So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.

Job 3:17
There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.

Isaiah 57:1, 2
The righteous perish, and no one takes it to heart; devout men are swept away, with none considering that the righteous are guided from the presence of evil. . . .

2 Corinthians 5:1, 8
Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. . . .

Philippians 1:21-23
For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. . . .

Revelation 14:13
And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, "Blessed are the dead--those who die in the Lord from this moment on." "Yes, " says the Spirit, "they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them."

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.

King James Bible
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of one's death than the day of one's birth.

International Standard Version
A good name exceeds the value of fine perfume, and the day of someone's death exceeds the value of the day of his birth.

NET Bible
A good reputation is better than precious perfume; likewise, the day of one's death is better than the day of one's birth.
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