Ecclesiastes 10:1 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹ He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that breaketh a hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

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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 Cross References

2 Chronicles 19:2

Let the fear of the Lord be with you, and do all things with diligence: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, a nor respect of persons, nor desire of gifts.

Nehemiah 13:26

1 And for the offering of wood at times appointed, and for the firstfruits: remember me, O my God, unto good. Amen.

Nehemiah 6:13

8 For there were many in Judea sworn to him, because he was the son in law of Sechenias the son of Area, and Johanan his son had taken to wife the daughter of Mosollam the son of Barachias.

Job 6:3

Who will grant that my request may come: and that God may give me what I look for?

Exodus 30:25

8 And of holocaust, and all the furniture that belongeth to the service of them.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

I have seen servants upon horses: and princes walking on the ground as servants.

Haggai 2:12

0 And the word of the Lord came a second time to Aggeus in the four and twentieth day of the month, saying:

Haggai 2:13

1 Speak to Zorobabel the governor of Juda, saying: I will move both heaven and earth.