Ecclesiastes 9:8

At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works.

9See life with the wife whom thou hast loved, all the days of the life of thy vanity, that He hath given to thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity, for it [is] thy portion in life, even of thy labour that thou art labouring at under the sun.

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Cross References

Ruth 3:3and thou hast bathed, and anointed thyself, and put thy garments upon thee, and gone down to the threshing-floor; let not thyself be known to the man till he complete to eat and to drink;

2 Samuel 19:24And Mephibosheth son of Saul hath come down to meet the king — and he prepared not his feet, nor did he prepare his upper lip, yea, his garments he washed not, even from the day of the going away of the king, till the day that he came in peace —

Psalms 23:5Thou arrangest before me a table, Over-against my adversaries, Thou hast anointed with oil my head, My cup is full!

Amos 6:6Who are drinking with bowls of wine, And [with] chief perfumes anoint [themselves], And have not been pained for the breach of Joseph.

Luke 7:46with oil my head thou didst not anoint, but this woman with ointment did anoint my feet;

Revelation 7:9After these things I saw, and lo, a great multitude, which to number no one was able, out of all nations, and tribes, and peoples, and tongues, standing before the throne, and before the Lamb, arrayed in 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 →

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