Ecclesiastes 10:1 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹ Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honour.

Tuilleadh leaganacha

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.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ Dying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly.

Ecclesiastes 10:1 Tagairtí Cros

2 Chronicles 19:2

Then Jehu  son of the seer Hanani went out to confront him  and said to King Jehoshaphat, ‘Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord?  Because of this, the Lord’s wrath is on you.

Nehemiah 13:26

Didn’t King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin.

Nehemiah 6:13

He was hired, so that I would be intimidated,  do as he suggested, sin, and get a bad reputation, in order that they could discredit me.

Job 6:3

For then it would outweigh the sand of the seas! That is why my words are rash.

Exodus 30:25

Prepare from these a holy anointing oil, a scented blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be holy anointing oil.

Ecclesiastes 9:18

Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner can destroy much good.

Haggai 2:12

If a man is carrying consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does it become holy? ’ The priests answered, ‘No.’

Haggai 2:13

Then Haggai asked, ‘If someone defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled? ’ The priests answered, ‘It becomes defiled.’