Ecclesiastes 7:1
What advantage has a man? for who knows what is good for a man in his life, during the number of the life of the days of his vanity? and he has spent them as a shadow; for who shall tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
In Context
2A good name is better than good oil; and the day of death than the day of birth.
Cross References
Ruth 3:14And she lay at his feet until the morning; and she rose up before a man could know his neighbor; and Booz said, Let it not be known that a woman came into the floor.
Psalms 133:2Lift up your hands by night + 133:2 Or, to the holy places. in the sanctuaries, and bless the Lord. 1
Proverbs 22:1A fair name is better than much wealth, and good favor is above silver and gold.
Proverbs 27:9The heart delights in ointments and wines and perfumes: but the soul is broken by calamities.
Ecclesiastes 10:1Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly.
Song of Solomon 4:10How beautiful are your breasts, my sister, my spouse! how much more beautiful are your breasts than wine, and the smell of your garments than all spices!
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 7:1
Solomon had given many proofs and instances of the vanity of this world and the things of it; now, in this chapter, I. He recommends to us some good means proper to be used for the redress of these grievances and the arming of ourselves against the mischief we are in danger of from them, that we may make the best of the bad, as 1. Care of our reputation, ver. 1 . 2. Seriousness, ver. 2-6 . 3. Calmness of spirit, ver. 7-10 . 4. Prudence in the management of all our affairs, ver. 11, 12 . 5. Submission to the will… Read the whole commentary →