1Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.


In Context

1 Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.

2 Better to go unto a house of mourning, Than to go unto a house of banqueting, For that is the end of all men, And the living layeth it unto his heart.

3 Better is sorrow than laughter, For by the sadness of the face the heart becometh better.

Ecclesiastes 7:1 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

7:1A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

7:1A good name is better than precious ointments: and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

7:1A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one's birth.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:1A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

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

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

7:1A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one's birth.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

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