Ecclesiastes 9:8
Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.
Context
This verse from Ecclesiastes Chapter 9 connects to 10 cross-references. A meditation on the common fate of death that overtakes righteous and wicked alike. The living know they will die but the dead know nothing and have no portion in what happens under the sun. Therefore enjoy life with the …
Other Translations
Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil.
At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head.
Let your clothing be white at all times, and let not your head be without oil.
Cross References
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a …
I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, …
That drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief ointments: but they are not grieved for the affliction …
My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen …
Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and …
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of …
And one of the elders answered, saying unto me, What are these which are arrayed in white robes? and whence …
After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and …