New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 7:1-2

1A 1good name is better than good 2oil, And the 3day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.2It is better to go to a house of mourning Than to go to a house of feasting, Because 4that is the 5end of every person, And the living 6 7takes it to 8heart.

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Notes

1. Ecclesiastes 7:1 Prov 22:1 ↩
2. Ecclesiastes 7:1 I.e., olive oil ↩
3. Ecclesiastes 7:1 Eccl 4:2; 7:8 ↩
4. Ecclesiastes 7:2 I.e., death ↩
5. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Eccl 2:14, 16; 3:19, 20; 6:6; 9:2, 3 ↩
6. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit gives ↩
7. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Ps 90:12 ↩
8. Ecclesiastes 7:2 Lit his heart ↩

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 7

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
Rashi on Tanakh
Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
John Wesley’s Notes
Darby Translation Notes
Geneva Bible Translation Notes
Kingcomments
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
EGW Writings