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Ecclesiastes 10:1

As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
זְב֣וּבֵיze.Vu.veiflies ofH2070 →
מָ֔וֶתMa.vetdeathH4194 →
יַבְאִ֥ישׁyav.'Ishit causes to stinkH887 →
יַבִּ֖יעַya.Bi.a'it fermentsH5042 →
שֶׁ֣מֶןShe.men[the] oil ofH8081 →
רוֹקֵ֑חַro.Ke.acha perfumerH7543 →
יָקָ֛רya.Kar[is] weightyH3368 →
מֵחָכְמָ֥הme.cha.khe.Mahmore than wisdomH2451 →
מִכָּב֖וֹדmi.ka.Vodmore than honorH3519 →
סִכְל֥וּתsikh.LutfollyH5531 →
מְעָֽט׃me.'Ata littleH4592 →

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Matthew 5:13–16You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its savor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.Galatians 2:12–14For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group.Exodus 30:25Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.Nehemiah 13:26Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel—yet foreign women drew him into sin.2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.Ecclesiastes 7:1A good name is better than fine perfume, and one’s day of death is better than his day of birth.Galatians 2:13The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray.Exodus 30:34–35The LORD also said to Moses, “Take fragrant spices—gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures,Exodus 37:29He also made the sacred anointing oil and the pure, fragrant incense, the work of a perfumer.Exodus 5:21“May the LORD look upon you and judge you,” the foremen said, “for you have made us a stench before Pharaoh and his officials; you have placed in their hand a sword to kill us!”Galatians 2:2I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.Matthew 26:7a woman came to Him with an alabaster jar of expensive perfume, which she poured on His head as He reclined at the table.Nehemiah 3:8Next to them, Uzziel son of Harhaiah, one of the goldsmiths, made repairs, and next to him, Hananiah son of the perfumer made repairs. They fortified Jerusalem as far as the Broad Wall.2 Chronicles 16:14And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.Nehemiah 6:11But I replied, “Should a man like me run away? Should one like me go into the temple to save his own life? I will not go!”2 Samuel 16:23Now in those days the advice of Ahithophel was like the consultation of the word of God. Such was the regard that both David and Absalom had for Ahithophel’s advice.Nehemiah 6:13He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would sin by doing as he suggested, so they could give me a bad name in order to discredit me.

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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