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Ecclesiastes 7:1

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A GOOD name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
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  1. Revelation 14:13Rank 1 from verse 1
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    13And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labours; and their works do follow them.

  2. Proverbs 22:1Rank 2 from verse 1
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    1A GOOD name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.

  3. Ecclesiastes 4:2Rank 3 from verse 1
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    2Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

  4. 2 Corinthians 5:8Rank 4 from verse 1
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    8We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.

  5. 2 Corinthians 5:1Rank 5 from verse 1
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    1FOR we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.

  6. Philippians 1:21–23Rank 6 from verse 1
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    21For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

    22But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not.

    23For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better:

  7. Proverbs 27:9Rank 7 from verse 1
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    9Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.

  8. Song of Solomon 1:3Rank 8 from verse 1
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    3Because of the savour of thy good ointments thy name is as ointment poured forth, therefore do the virgins love thee.

  9. Ecclesiastes 10:1Rank 9 from verse 1
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    1DEAD flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.

  10. Isaiah 56:5Rank 10 from verse 1
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    5Even unto them will I give in mine house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and of daughters: I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.

  11. Isaiah 57:1–2Rank 11 from verse 1
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    1THE righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart: and merciful men are taken away, none considering that the righteous is taken away from the evil to come.

    2He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.

  12. Job 3:17Rank 12 from verse 1
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    17There the wicked cease from troubling; and there the weary be at rest.

  13. Proverbs 15:30Rank 13 from verse 1
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    30The light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: and a good report maketh the bones fat.

  14. John 13:2Rank 14 from verse 1
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    2And supper being ended, the devil having now put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him;

  15. Luke 10:20Rank 15 from verse 1
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    20Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.

  16. Psalms 133:2Rank 16 from verse 1
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    2It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that ran down upon the beard, even Aaron’s beard: that went down to the skirts of his garments;

  17. Hebrews 11:2Rank 17 from verse 1
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    2For by it the elders obtained a good report.

  18. Hebrews 11:39Rank 18 from verse 1
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    39And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

  19. Song of Solomon 4:10Rank 19 from verse 1
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    10How fair is thy love, my sister, my spouse! how much better is thy love than wine! and the smell of thine ointments than all spices!

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Ecclesiastes 7:1

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

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COMBINED MEANING

name

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Sense 1: A word, appellation, or designation by which a person or thing is called or known. Sense 2: The person or persons named or represented. Sense 3: Reputation, character, renown, or remembrance. Sense 4: The authority, behalf, or standing represented by a name. Sense 5: As a verb, to call, designate, or mention by name.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

better

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Sense 1: More excellent, more fitting, or to a greater degree. Sense 2: To improve or make better.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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day

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Sense 1: Light or the period of light between morning and evening, as distinguished from night. Sense 2: A complete daily cycle. Sense 3: A specified time, occasion, period, age, or season.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

birth

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Sense 1: The act or process of coming into life or bringing forth. Sense 2: That which is born; offspring. Sense 3: Origin, lineage, or one's place or condition as determined by birth.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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7:1A GOOD name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.

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