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Ecclesiastes 7:1

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Wisdom and Folly Contrasted

1Better is a agood name than good oil,

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

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Cross references

  1. aProv 22:1
  2. bEccl 4:2; 7:8

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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