Ecclesiastes 7:1
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
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Cross references
- Revelation 14:13 I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write, ‘Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.’” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their works follow with them.”
- Proverbs 22:1 A good name is more desirable than great riches, and loving favor is better than silver and gold.
- Ecclesiastes 4:2 Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.