Ecclesiastes 7:1
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 7
“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.”Ecclesiastes 7:1
What Does Ecclesiastes 7:1 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 7:1 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 7, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 7:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 22:1“A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.”Revelation 14:13“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.”Ecclesiastes 4:2“Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.”Song of Solomon 1:3“Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.”Jonah 4:3“Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.”2 Corinthians 5:8“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.”2 Corinthians 5:1“For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.”Philippians 1:21“For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.”Proverbs 27:9“Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.”Ecclesiastes 10:1“Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.”Genesis 44:7“And they said unto him, Wherefore saith my lord these words? God forbid that thy servants should do according to this thing:”Ruth 3:14“And she lay at his feet until the morning: and she rose up before one could know another. And he said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.”Nehemiah 6:13“Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.”Job 3:17“There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.”Proverbs 15:30“The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.”Isaiah 56:5“Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.”Isaiah 57:1“The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.”Psalms 133:2“It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;”Luke 10:20“Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.”John 13:2“And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;”
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