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


In Context

5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.

6 Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.

7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do.

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

9 Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun- all your meaningless days. For this is your lot in life and in your toilsome labor under the sun.

10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation 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.