Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
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Cross references
- Revelation 14:13 And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead — those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”
- Proverbs 22:1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.
- Ecclesiastes 4:2 So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.