Cross references

Ecclesiastes 7:1

A good name is better than fine perfume,

and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.

Ecclesiastes 7:1 BSB

Ecclesiastes 7:1 has 19 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 8 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Revelation 14:13 (17 votes) and Proverbs 22:1 (16 votes). 6 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Genesis 44 to Revelation 14.

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Which verses does Ecclesiastes 7:1 point to?

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  1. And I heard a voice from heaven telling me to write, “Blessed are the dead—those who die in the Lord from this moment on.” “Yes,” says the Spirit, “they will rest from their labors, for their deeds will follow them.”

  2. A good name is more desirable than great riches; favor is better than silver and gold.

  3. So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.

  4. We are confident, then, and would prefer to be away from the body and at home with the Lord.

  5. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

  6. For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know. …

  7. Oil and incense bring joy to the heart, and the counsel of a friend is sweetness to the soul.

  8. The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.

  9. As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

  10. Job 3:172 votes

    There the wicked cease from raging, and there the weary find rest.

  11. John 13:21 vote

Which verses point to Ecclesiastes 7:1?

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