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Ecclesiastes 7:1

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A agood bname is better than precious bointment; and cthe day of death than the day of one’s birth.

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Footnotes

  1. aProv. 22:1. Comp. Cant. 2:13.
  2. cComp. ch. 12:7.

Cross references

  1. bCant. 1:3.
  2. bCant. 1:3.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A good name is better than precious ointment,

and the day of death than the day of birth.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A good name is better than fine perfume,

and the day of death better than the day of birth.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A good name is better than fine perfume,

and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.

NLTNew Living Translation

A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume.

And the day you die is better than the day you are born.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A good name is better than precious ointment,

and the day of death is better than the day of one’s birth.