Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let thy garments be always white; and let not oil be wanting on thine head.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7Go, eat thy bread with mirth, and drink thy wine with a joyful heart; for now God has favourably accepted thy works.

9And see life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which are given thee under the sun: for that is thy portion in thy life, and in thy labour wherein thou labourest under the sun.

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Cross References

Ruth 3:3But do thou wash, and anoint thyself, and put thy raiment upon thee, and go up to the threshing-floor: do not discover thyself to the man until he has done eating and drinking.

2 Samuel 19:24And the king said to Semei, Thou shalt not die: and the king swore to him.

Psalms 23:5He shall receive a blessing from the Lord, and mercy from God his Saviour.

Amos 6:6who drink strained wine, and anoint themselves with the best ointment: and have suffered nothing on occasion of the calamity of Joseph.

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 →

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