Ecclesiastes 9:8 “Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your he…”

Ecclesiastes 9:8

Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

World English Bible

Let your garments be always white, and don’t let your head lack oil.

American Standard Version

Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil.

Geneva Bible 1599

At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oyle be lacking vpon thine head.

Darby Translation

Let thy garments be always white, and let not thy head lack oil.

Young's Literal Translation

At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.

Bible in Basic English

Let your clothing be white at all times, and let not your head be without oil.

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Cross references

“thy garments”

Revelation 19:14 Revelation 19:8 Revelation 7:9 Revelation 16:15 2 Samuel 19:24 Esther 8:15

Revelation 19:14 · BSB

The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.

Revelation 19:8 · BSB

She was given clothing of fine linen, bright and pure.” For the fine linen she wears is the righteous acts of the saints.

Revelation 7:9 · BSB

After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in th…

Revelation 16:15 · BSB

“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”

2 Samuel 19:24 · BSB

Then Mephibosheth, Saul’s grandson, went down to meet the king. He had not cared for his feet or trimmed his mustache or washed his clothes from the day the king had left until the day he returned safely.

Esther 8:15 · BSB

Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal garments of blue and white, with a large gold crown and a purple robe of fine linen. And the city of Susa shouted and rejoiced.

“let thy head”

Ruth 3:3 Daniel 10:3 2 Samuel 14:2 Amos 6:6 Matthew 6:17 Luke 7:46

Ruth 3:3 · BSB

Therefore wash yourself, put on perfume, and wear your best clothes. Go down to the threshing floor, but do not let the man know you are there until he has finished eating and drinking.

Daniel 10:3 · BSB

I ate no rich food, no meat or wine entered my mouth, and I did not anoint myself with oil until the three weeks were completed.

2 Samuel 14:2 · BSB

So Joab sent to Tekoa to bring a wise woman from there. He told her, “Please pretend to be a mourner; put on clothes for mourning and do not anoint yourself with oil. Act like a woman who has mourned for the dead a long…

Amos 6:6 · BSB

You drink wine by the bowlful and anoint yourselves with the finest oils, but you fail to grieve over the ruin of Joseph.

Matthew 6:17 · BSB

But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,

Luke 7:46 · BSB

You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume.

Also

Psalm 23:5

Psalm 23:5 · BSB

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

9Enjoy life with your beloved wife all the days of the fleeting life that God has given you under the sun—all your fleeting days. For this is your portion in life and in your labor under the sun.

Read Ecclesiastes 9