Ecclesiastes 9:8
At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
In Context
7Go then, and eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with gladness: because thy works please God.
Cross References
Ruth 3:3Wash thyself therefore and anoint thee, and put on thy best garments, and go down to the barnfloor: but let not the man see thee, till he shall have done eating and drinking.
2 Samuel 19:24And Miphiboseth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and he had neither washed his feet, nor trimmed his beard: nor washed his garments from the day that the king went out, until the day of his return in peace.
Psalms 23:5Thou hast prepared a table before me against them that afflict me. Thou hast anointed my head with oil; and my chalice which inebriateth me, how goodly is it!
Amos 6:6That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the best ointments: and they are not concerned for the affliction of Joseph.
Luke 7:46My head with oil thou didst not anoint; but she with ointment hath anointed my feet.
Revelation 7:9After this I saw a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and in sight of the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands:
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 9:5-11
The Consequences of Death; The Proper Enjoyment of Life. 4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. 5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. 6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. 7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink… Read the whole commentary →