A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.
And I heard a voice from heaven saying, “Write this: Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from now on.” “Blessed indeed,” says the Spirit, “that they may rest from their labors, for their deeds follow them!”
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
And I thought the dead who are already dead more fortunate than the living who are still alive.
Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better.
For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
The righteous man perishes, and no one lays it to heart; devout men are taken away, while no one understands. For the righteous man is taken away from calamity; he enters into peace; they rest in their beds who walk in their uprightness.
your anointing oils are fragrant; your name is oil poured out; therefore virgins love you.
Dead flies make the perfumer's ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Oil and perfume make the heart glad, and the sweetness of a friend comes from his earnest counsel.
I will give in my house and within my walls a monument and a name better than sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name that shall not be cut off.
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart, and good news refreshes the bones.
There the wicked cease from troubling, and there the weary are at rest.
During supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him,
It is like the precious oil on the head, running down on the beard, on the beard of Aaron, running down on the collar of his robes!
And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised,
For by it the people of old received their commendation.
Nevertheless, do not rejoice in this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”
How beautiful is your love, my sister, my bride! How much better is your love than wine, and the fragrance of your oils than any spice!
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