Ecclesiastes 10:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ A few dead flies will make even the best perfume smell bad. In the same way, a little foolishness can ruin much wisdom and honor.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ DEAD FLIES cause the ointment of the perfumer to putrefy [and] send forth a vile odor; so does a little folly [in him who is valued for wisdom] outweigh wisdom and honor.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

Common English Bible

¹ As dead flies spoil the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Dying flies ruin the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a brief and limited foolishness.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 Referencias Cruzadas

Nehemiah 13:26

You know that marriages like this caused Solomon to sin. In all the many nations, there was not a king as great as Solomon. God loved Solomon. And God made Solomon king over the whole nation of Israel. But even Solomon was made to sin because of foreign women.

2 Chronicles 19:2

Jehu the seer {\cf2\super [217]} went out to meet Jehoshaphat. Jehu’s father’s name was Hanani. Jehu said to King Jehoshaphat, “Why did you help evil people? Why do you love those people that hate the Lord? That is the reason the Lord is angry with you.

Exodus 30:25

“Mix all these things to make a special sweet-smelling anointing oil. [309]

Nehemiah 6:13

They hired Shemaiah to scare me and make me sin \{by going into that part of the temple\}. They were planning those bad things against me so they could embarrass me.

Job 6:3

you would understand my sadness.\par My sadness would be heavier\par than all the sand of the seas!\par That is why my words seem foolish.\par

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than swords and spears\par in war.\par But one foolish person {\cf2\super [38]} can destroy\par much good.\par

Haggai 2:12

“Suppose a man carries some meat in the fold of his clothes. This meat \{is part of a sacrifice, so it\} is holy. What if those clothes touch some bread, or cooked food, wine, oil or some other food. Will the thing the clothes touch become holy?”

Haggai 2:13

Then Haggai said, “If a person touches a dead body, then he will become unclean. {\cf2\super [8]} Now, if he touches anything else, will that thing also become unclean?”