Ecclesiastes 7:1 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“A good name {is} better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.”

Ecclesiastes 7:1

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A good name {is} better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.

{It is} better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that {is} the end of all men; and the living will lay {it} to his heart.

Sorrow {is} better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. {Sorrow: or, Anger}

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Ecclesiastes 7:2

"{It is} better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of feasting: for that {is} the end of all men; and the living will lay {it} to his heart."

Ecclesiastes 7:3

"Sorrow {is} better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better. {Sorrow: or, Anger}"

Ecclesiastes 7:4

"The heart of the wise {is} in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools {is} in the house of mirth."

Ecclesiastes 7:5

"{It is} better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools."

Ecclesiastes 7:6

"For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so {is} the laughter of the fool: this also {is} vanity. {crackling: Heb. sound}"

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