Ecclesiastes 9:8
בְּכָל ־ עֵת יִהְיוּ בְגָדֶיךָ לְבָנִים וְשֶׁמֶן עַל ־ רֹאשְׁךָ אַל ־ יֶחְסָֽר ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
In Context
Cross References
Ruth 3:3וְרָחַצְתְּ ׀ וָסַכְתְּ וְשַׂמְתְּ שמלתך עָלַיִךְ וירדתי הַגֹּרֶן אַל ־ תִּוָּדְעִי לָאִישׁ עַד כַּלֹּתוֹ לֶאֱכֹל וְלִשְׁתּֽוֹת ׃
2 Samuel 19:24וַיֹּאמֶר הַמֶּלֶךְ אֶל ־ שִׁמְעִי לֹא תָמוּת וַיִּשָּׁבַֽע לוֹ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ ׃ ס
Psalms 23:5תַּעֲרֹךְ לְפָנַי ׀ שֻׁלְחָן נֶגֶד צֹרְרָי דִּשַּׁנְתָּ בַשֶּׁמֶן רֹאשִׁי כּוֹסִי רְוָיָֽה ׃
Amos 6:6הַשֹּׁתִים בְּמִזְרְקֵי יַיִן וְרֵאשִׁית שְׁמָנִים יִמְשָׁחוּ וְלֹא נֶחְלוּ עַל ־ שֵׁבֶר יוֹסֵֽף ׃
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 →