Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.
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Cross references
- Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven saying, Write, Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth: yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; for their works follow with them.
- Proverbs 22:1 A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, And loving favor rather than silver and gold.
- Ecclesiastes 4:2 Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;