8Let thy garments be always white, and let not thy head lack oil.


In Context

5 For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not anything, neither have they any more a reward, for the memory of them is forgotten.

6 Their love also, and their hatred, and their envy is already perished; neither have they any more for ever a portion in all that is done under the sun.

7 Go, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works.

8 Let thy garments be always white, and let not thy head lack oil.

9 Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity; for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherein thou art labouring under the sun.

10 Whatever thy hand findeth to do, do with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, whither thou goest.

Ecclesiastes 9:8 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

9:8At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack ointment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8Let your garments be always white, and don't let your head lack oil.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

9:8At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

9:8Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment.