Ecclesiastes 7:1
“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.”
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.
Related Verses
“A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favour rather than silver and gold.”
“Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.”
“Wisdom is good with an inheritance: and by it there is profit to them that see the sun.”
“Better is the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: and the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.”
“For wisdom is a defence, and money is a defence: but the excellency of knowledge is, that wisdom giveth life to them that have it.”