Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil. New Living Translation Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne! English Standard Version Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head. Berean Standard Bible Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head. King James Bible Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. New King James Version Let your garments always be white, And let your head lack no oil. New American Standard Bible See that your clothes are white all the time, and that there is no lack of oil on your head. NASB 1995 Let your clothes be white all the time, and let not oil be lacking on your head. NASB 1977 Let your clothes be white all the time, and let not oil be lacking on your head. Legacy Standard Bible Let your clothes be white all the time, and let not oil be lacking on your head. Amplified Bible Let your clothes always be white [with purity], and do not let the oil [of gladness] be lacking on your head. Christian Standard Bible Let your clothes be white all the time, and never let oil be lacking on your head. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let your clothes be white all the time, and never let oil be lacking on your head. American Standard Version Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack oil. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Always let your garments be white and let not your head lack oil Brenton Septuagint Translation Let thy garments be always white; and let not oil be wanting on thine head. Contemporary English Version Dress up, comb your hair, and look your best. Douay-Rheims Bible At all times let thy garments be white, and let not oil depart from thy head. English Revised Version Let thy garments be always white; and let not thy head lack ointment. GOD'S WORD® Translation Always wear clean clothes, and never go without lotion on your head. Good News Translation Always look happy and cheerful. International Standard Version Always keep your garments white, and don't fail to anoint your head. JPS Tanakh 1917 Let thy garments be always white; And let thy head lack no oil. Literal Standard Version At all times let your garments be white, and do not let oil be lacking on your head. Majority Standard Bible Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head. New American Bible At all times let your garments be white, and spare not the perfume for your head. NET Bible Let your clothes always be white, and do not spare precious ointment on your head. New Revised Standard Version Let your garments always be white; do not let oil be lacking on your head. New Heart English Bible Let your garments be always white, and do not let your head lack oil. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Young's Literal Translation At all times let thy garments be white, and let not perfume be lacking on thy head. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Enjoy Your Portion in This Life7Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: 8Let your garments always be white, and never spare the oil for your head. 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.… Cross References Luke 7:46 You did not anoint My head with oil, but she has anointed My feet with perfume. Revelation 3:4 But you do have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their garments, and because they are worthy, they will walk with Me in white. Psalm 23:5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. Treasury of Scripture Let your garments be always white; and let your head lack no ointment. thy garments 2 Samuel 19:24 And Mephibosheth the son of Saul came down to meet the king, and had neither dressed his feet, nor trimmed his beard, nor washed his clothes, from the day the king departed until the day he came again in peace. Esther 8:15 And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. Revelation 3:4,5 Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy… let thy head Ruth 3:3 Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking. 2 Samuel 14:2 And Joab sent to Tekoah, and fetched thence a wise woman, and said unto her, I pray thee, feign thyself to be a mourner, and put on now mourning apparel, and anoint not thyself with oil, but be as a woman that had a long time mourned for the dead: Daniel 10:3 I ate no pleasant bread, neither came flesh nor wine in my mouth, neither did I anoint myself at all, till three whole weeks were fulfilled. Jump to Previous Always Anoint Clothed Clothes Clothing Garments Head Lack Oil Ointment Perfume Time Times WhiteJump to Next Always Anoint Clothed Clothes Clothing Garments Head Lack Oil Ointment Perfume Time Times WhiteEcclesiastes 9 1. like things happen to good and bad4. there is a necessity of death unto men 7. Comfort is all their portion in this life 11. God's providence rules over all 13. wisdom is better than strength -82Samuel 12:20; 2Samuel 14:2; Psalm 45:8; Psalm 104:14; Revelation 7:9.Verse 8. - Let thy garments be always white. The Preacher brings into prominence certain particulars of enjoyment, more noticeable than mere eating and drinking. White garments in the East (as among ourselves) were symbols of joy and purity. Thus the singers in Solomon's temple were arrayed in white linen (2 Chronicles 5:12). Mordecai was thus honored by King Ahasuerus (Esther 8:15), the angels are seen similarly decked (Mark 16:5), and the glorified saints are clothed in white (Revelation 3:4, 5, 18). So in the pseudepi-graphal books the same imagery is retained. Those that "have fulfilled the Law of the Lord have received glorious garments, and are clothed in white" (2 Esdr. 2:39, 40). Among the Romans the same symbolism obtained. Horace ('Sat.,' 2:2. 60) - "Ille repotia, natales aliosve dierum "Though he in whitened toga celebrate "Non Arabs noster rore capillus olet." . . . Hebrew “Let your clothesבְגָדֶ֖יךָ (ḇə·ḡā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 899: A covering, clothing, treachery, pillage always בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every be יִהְי֥וּ (yih·yū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be white, לְבָנִ֑ים (lə·ḇā·nîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 3836: White and never אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not spare יֶחְסָֽר׃ (yeḥ·sār) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 2637: To lack, need, be lacking, decrease the oil וְשֶׁ֖מֶן (wə·še·men) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness for עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against your head.” רֹאשְׁךָ֥ (rō·šə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7218: The head Links Ecclesiastes 9:8 NIVEcclesiastes 9:8 NLT Ecclesiastes 9:8 ESV Ecclesiastes 9:8 NASB Ecclesiastes 9:8 KJV Ecclesiastes 9:8 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 9:8 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 9:8 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 9:8 French Bible Ecclesiastes 9:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 9:8 Let your garments be always white (Ecclesiast. 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