Ecclesiastes 9:8
“Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Let thy garments be always white,.... That is, neat and clean, not vile and sordid; what is comely and decent, and…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Ecclesiastes 9:7-12
Read these six verses connectedly, in order to arrive at the meaning of the writer; and compare Ecc 2:1-12. After the…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 9:4-10
Solomon, in a fret, had praised the dead more than the living (Ecc 4:2); but here, considering the advantages of life to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Let thy garments be always white In the symbolism of colours, so universal that we may almost call it natural, white…
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