Parallel Verses
- Amplified Bible - A good name is better than precious perfume, And the day of one’s death better than the day of one’s birth.
- 新标点和合本 - 名誉强如美好的膏油;人死的日子胜过人生的日子。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-简体) - 名誉强如美好的膏油, 人死去的日子胜过他出生的日子。
- 和合本2010(神版-简体) - 名誉强如美好的膏油, 人死去的日子胜过他出生的日子。
- 当代译本 - 美好的名声胜过珍贵的膏油, 人死之日胜过出生之时。
- 圣经新译本 - 美名优于美好的膏油, 死亡的日子胜过诞生的日子。
- 中文标准译本 - 美好的名声胜过美好的膏油, 死亡的日子胜过出生的日子。
- 现代标点和合本 - 名誉强如美好的膏油, 人死的日子胜过人生的日子。
- 和合本(拼音版) - 名誉强如美好的膏油; 人死的日子胜过人生的日子。
- New International Version - A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of death better than the day of birth.
- New International Reader's Version - A good name is better than fine perfume. People can learn more from mourning when someone dies than from being happy when someone is born.
- English Standard Version - A good name is better than precious ointment, and the day of death than the day of birth.
- New Living Translation - A good reputation is more valuable than costly perfume. And the day you die is better than the day you are born.
- The Message - A good reputation is better than a fat bank account. Your death date tells more than your birth date.
- Christian Standard Bible - A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.
- New American Standard Bible - A good name is better than good oil, And the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.
- New King James Version - A good name is better than precious ointment, And the day of death than the day of one’s birth;
- American Standard Version - A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.
- King James Version - A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
- New English Translation - A good reputation is better than precious perfume; likewise, the day of one’s death is better than the day of one’s birth.
- World English Bible - A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
- 新標點和合本 - 名譽強如美好的膏油;人死的日子勝過人生的日子。
- 和合本2010(上帝版-繁體) - 名譽強如美好的膏油, 人死去的日子勝過他出生的日子。
- 和合本2010(神版-繁體) - 名譽強如美好的膏油, 人死去的日子勝過他出生的日子。
- 當代譯本 - 美好的名聲勝過珍貴的膏油, 人死之日勝過出生之時。
- 聖經新譯本 - 美名優於美好的膏油, 死亡的日子勝過誕生的日子。
- 呂振中譯本 - 好名譽強於好膏油; 死的日子勝過生的日子。
- 中文標準譯本 - 美好的名聲勝過美好的膏油, 死亡的日子勝過出生的日子。
- 現代標點和合本 - 名譽強如美好的膏油, 人死的日子勝過人生的日子。
- 文理和合譯本 - 令名愈於寶膏、死日愈於生日、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 芬芳之品、不如令聞、初生之時、不如死日。
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 美名愈於實膏、死日愈於生日、
- Nueva Versión Internacional - Vale más el buen nombre que el buen perfume. Vale más el día en que se muere que el día en que se nace.
- 현대인의 성경 - 좋은 명성은 값진 향수보다 낫고 죽는 날이 출생하는 날보다 나으며
- Новый Русский Перевод - Доброе имя лучше превосходного благовония, и день смерти лучше дня рождения.
- Восточный перевод - Доброе имя лучше превосходного благовония, и день смерти лучше дня рождения.
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Доброе имя лучше превосходного благовония, и день смерти лучше дня рождения.
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Доброе имя лучше превосходного благовония, и день смерти лучше дня рождения.
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mieux vaut un bon renom qu’un parfum raffiné, et mieux vaut le jour de sa mort que celui de sa naissance .
- リビングバイブル - 良い評判を得ることは、 最高級の香水より値打ちがあり、 死ぬ日は生まれた日より大切である。
- Nova Versão Internacional - O bom nome é melhor do que um perfume finíssimo, e o dia da morte é melhor do que o dia do nascimento.
- Hoffnung für alle - »Ein guter Ruf ist mehr wert als kostbares Parfüm «, heißt es, und ich sage: Der Tag des Todes ist besser als der Tag der Geburt.
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Danh tiếng tốt hơn dầu quý giá. Ngày qua đời hơn hẳn ngày sinh.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ชื่อเสียงดีมีค่ายิ่งกว่าน้ำหอมราคาแพง และวันตายก็ดีกว่าวันเกิด
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ชื่อเสียงดีนั้นดีกว่าน้ำมันอันมีค่า วันตายดีกว่าวันเกิด
Cross Reference
- Song of Solomon 4:10 - How beautiful is your love, my sister, my [promised] bride! How much better is your love than wine, And the fragrance of your oils Than all kinds of balsam and spices.
- Psalms 133:2 - It is like the precious oil [of consecration] poured on the head, Coming down on the beard, Even the beard of Aaron, Coming down upon the edge of his [priestly] robes [consecrating the whole body].
- John 13:2 - It was during supper, when the devil had already put [the thought of] betraying Jesus into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son,
- Hebrews 11:2 - For by this [kind of] faith the men of old gained [divine] approval.
- 2 Corinthians 5:1 - For we know that if the earthly tent [our physical body] which is our house is torn down [through death], we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
- Hebrews 11:39 - And all of these, though they gained [divine] approval through their faith, did not receive [the fulfillment of] what was promised,
- Isaiah 56:5 - To them I will give in My house and within My walls a memorial, And a name better than that of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name which will not be cut off.
- Isaiah 57:1 - The righteous man perishes [at the hand of evil], and no one takes it to heart; Faithful and devout men are taken away, while no one understands That the righteous person is taken away [to be spared] from disaster and evil.
- Isaiah 57:2 - He enters into peace [through death]; They rest in their beds (graves), Each one who walked uprightly [following God’s will, living with integrity].
- Ecclesiastes 10:1 - Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give off a foul odor; so a little foolishness [in one who is esteemed] outweighs wisdom and honor.
- Proverbs 15:30 - The light of the eyes rejoices the hearts of others, And good news puts fat on the bones.
- Luke 10:20 - Nevertheless do not rejoice at this, that the spirits are subject to you, but rejoice that your names are recorded in heaven.”
- Job 3:17 - There [in death] the wicked cease from raging, And there the weary are at rest.
- Proverbs 27:9 - Oil and perfume make the heart glad; So does the sweetness of a friend’s counsel that comes from the heart.
- Song of Solomon 1:3 - The aroma of your oils is fragrant and pleasing; Your name is perfume poured out; Therefore the maidens love you.
- 2 Corinthians 5:8 - we are [as I was saying] of good courage and confident hope, and prefer rather to be absent from the body and to be at home with the Lord.
- Ecclesiastes 4:2 - So I congratulated and thought more fortunate are those who are already dead than the living who are still living.
- Philippians 1:21 - For to me, to live is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to live] and to die is gain [for I will be with Him in eternity].
- Philippians 1:22 - If, however, it is to be life here and I am to go on living, this will mean useful and productive service for me; so I do not know which to choose [if I am given that choice].
- Philippians 1:23 - But I am hard-pressed between the two. I have the desire to leave [this world] and be with Christ, for that is far, far better;
- Revelation 14:13 - Then I heard [the distinct words of] a voice from heaven, saying, “Write, ‘ Blessed (happy, prosperous, to be admired) are the dead who die in the Lord from now on!’ ” “Yes, [blessed indeed],” says the Spirit, “so that they may rest and have relief from their labors, for their deeds do follow them.”
- Proverbs 22:1 - A good name [earned by honorable behavior, godly wisdom, moral courage, and personal integrity] is more desirable than great riches; And favor is better than silver and gold.