Ecclesiastes 7:1 meaning and explanation
A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
Ecclesiastes 7:1, Berean Standard Bible
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The Teacher, reflecting on a life spent testing wisdom, opens this chapter with two comparisons. A good name means a reputation built on integrity, and it outlasts fine perfume, the costly oil used at feasts and burials.
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