Ecclesiastes 7:1

A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.

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WEBBE

A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.

BSB

A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.

ASV

A [good] name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.

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טוֹב tov [is] good H2896 שֵׁם shem a name H8034 מִשֶּׁמֶן mi·she·men more than ointment H8081 טוֹב tov good H2896 וְיוֹם ve·yom and [the] day of H3117 הַמָּוֶת ha·ma·vet (the) death H4194 מִיּוֹם mi·yom more than [the] day of H3117 הִוָּלְדוֹ hi·val·do being born he H3205

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Topics

DeathCharacterHolinessOintmentNameReputation

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.