Ecclesiastes 7:1

A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.
BSB · Berean Standard Bible
A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.
KJV · King James Version
A good name is better than fine perfume; and the day of death better than the day of one’s birth.
WEB · World English Bible
A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one’s birth.
ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

name
Proverbs 15:30; Proverbs 22:1; Isaiah 56:5; Luke 10:20; Hebrews 11:2, 39
precious
Ecclesiastes 10:1; Psalm 133:2; Proverbs 27:9; Song of Songs 1:3; Song of Songs 4:10; John 13:2
the day
Ecclesiastes 4:2; Job 3:17; Isaiah 57:1, 2; 2 Corinthians 5:1, 8; Philippians 1:21–23; Revelation 14:13