Ecclesiastes 10:1

New International Reader's Version

Dead flies give perfume a bad smell. And a little foolishness can make a lot of wisdom useless.

Cross References

2 Chronicles 19:2

Jehu the prophet went out to meet him. He was the son of Hanani. Jehu said to the king, “You shouldn’t help evil people. You shouldn’t love those who hate the Lord. The Lord is angry with you.

Nehemiah 13:26

That’s how Solomon, the king of Israel, sinned. He married women from other nations. There wasn’t a king like him anywhere. His God loved him. In fact, God made him king over the whole nation of Israel. But even he was led into sin by women from other lands.

Nehemiah 6:13

They had hired him to scare me. They wanted me to commit a sin by doing what he said. That would give me a bad name in the community. People would find fault with me and my work.

Job 6:3

I’m sure it would weigh more than the grains of sand on the seashore. No wonder I’ve been so quick to speak!

Exodus 30:25

Have a person who makes perfume mix everything into a sacred anointing oil. It will smell sweet.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war. But one sinner destroys a lot of good.

Haggai 2:12

Suppose someone carries holy meat in the clothes they are wearing. And the clothes touch some bread or stew. Or they touch some wine, olive oil or other food. Then do these things also become holy?” The priests answered, “No.”

Haggai 2:13

So Haggai said, “Suppose someone is made ‘unclean’ by touching a dead body. And then they touch one of these things. Does it become ‘unclean’ too?” “Yes,” the priests replied. “It does.”