Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. New Living Translation As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor. English Standard Version Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. Berean Standard Bible As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. King James Bible 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. New King James Version Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor. New American Standard Bible Dead flies turn a perfumer’s oil rancid, so a little foolishness is more potent than wisdom and honor. NASB 1995 Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor. NASB 1977 Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor. Legacy Standard Bible Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little simpleminded folly is weightier than wisdom and honor. Amplified Bible Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give off a foul odor; so a little foolishness [in one who is esteemed] outweighs wisdom and honor. Christian Standard Bible Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. Holman Christian Standard Bible Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. American Standard Version Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor. Contemporary English Version A few dead flies in perfume make all of it stink, and a little foolishness outweighs a lot of wisdom. English Revised Version Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour. GOD'S WORD® Translation Dead flies will make a bottle of perfume stink, and then it is spoiled. A little foolishness outweighs wisdom [and] honor. Good News Translation Dead flies can make a whole bottle of perfume stink, and a little stupidity can cancel out the greatest wisdom. International Standard Version As dead flies cause the perfumer's ointment to stink, so also does a little foolishness to one's reputation of wisdom and honor. Majority Standard Bible As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer?s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. NET Bible One dead fly makes the perfumer's ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom. New Heart English Bible Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor. Webster's Bible Translation Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth an offensive odor: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor. World English Bible Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to produce an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionDead flies cause a perfumer’s perfume "" To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom—By reason of honor—a little folly! Young's Literal Translation Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom -- By reason of honour -- a little folly! Smith's Literal Translation Flies of death will cause the oil of the perfume to stink, it will ferment: the preciousness of wisdom above the honor of the least folly. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDying flies spoil the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a small and shortlived folly. Catholic Public Domain Version Dying flies ruin the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a brief and limited foolishness. New American Bible Dead flies corrupt and spoil the perfumer’s oil; more weighty than wisdom or wealth is a little folly! New Revised Standard Version Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLIKE dead flies which make the container of precious ointment stink, so does a great folly outweigh wisdom and honor. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Like dead flies putrefy a vessel of sweet oil, a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and than great glory OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; So doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour. Brenton Septuagint Translation Pestilent flies will corrupt a preparation of sweet ointment: and a little wisdom is more precious than great glory of folly. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Wisdom and Folly1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor. 2A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.… Cross References Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother. 1 Corinthians 5:6 Your boasting is not good. Do you not know that a little leaven works through the whole batch of dough? Galatians 5:9 A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough. Song of Solomon 2:15 Catch for us the foxes—the little foxes that ruin the vineyards—for our vineyards are in bloom. James 3:5-6 In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. / The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. 1 Corinthians 15:33 Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good character.” Proverbs 25:26 Like a muddied spring or a polluted well is a righteous man who gives way to the wicked. Matthew 16:6 “Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” Matthew 5:13 You 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. Luke 12:1 In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Proverbs 19:3 A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD. 2 Timothy 2:17 and the talk of such men will spread like gangrene. Among them are Hymenaeus and Philetus, Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands. 1 Peter 2:12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us. Proverbs 13:20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed. Treasury of Scripture Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking smell: so does a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honor. Exodus 30:34,35 And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight: … a little 2 Chronicles 19:2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD. Nehemiah 6:13 Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me. Nehemiah 13:26 Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin. Jump to Previous Apothecary Bad Cause Dead Evil Flies Folly Foolishness Forth Glory Great Honor Honour Little Odor Offensive Oil Ointment Outweigh Outweighs Perfume Perfumer Precious Putrid Reason Reputation Savour Stink Valued Weightier WisdomJump to Next Apothecary Bad Cause Dead Evil Flies Folly Foolishness Forth Glory Great Honor Honour Little Odor Offensive Oil Ointment Outweigh Outweighs Perfume Perfumer Precious Putrid Reason Reputation Savour Stink Valued Weightier WisdomEcclesiastes 10 1. observations of wisdom and folly7. death in life 9. and the day of judgment in the days of youth, are to be thought on As dead flies The imagery of "dead flies" is vivid and striking. In the ancient Near Eastern context, flies were common and often associated with decay and corruption. The Hebrew word for "flies" (זְבוּבִים, zevuvim) evokes a sense of nuisance and impurity. Flies, being small and seemingly insignificant, can nonetheless cause significant damage when they contaminate something valuable. This metaphor highlights how even minor indiscretions or sins can lead to significant negative consequences in one's life. bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew As deadמָ֔וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin flies זְב֣וּבֵי (zə·ḇū·ḇê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2070: A fly bring יַבִּ֖יעַ (yab·bî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5042: To gush forth, to utter, to emit a stench יַבְאִ֥ישׁ (yaḇ·’îš) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 887: To smell bad, to be offensive to the perfumer’s רוֹקֵ֑חַ (rō·w·qê·aḥ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7543: To mix or compound oil or ointment oil, שֶׁ֣מֶן (še·men) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness so a little מְעָֽט׃ (mə·‘āṭ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few folly סִכְל֥וּת (siḵ·lūṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5531: Silliness outweighs יָקָ֛ר (yā·qār) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3368: Precious, rare, splendid, weighty wisdom מֵחָכְמָ֥ה (mê·ḥā·ḵə·māh) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2451: Wisdom and honor. מִכָּב֖וֹד (mik·kā·ḇō·wḏ) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3519: Weight, splendor, copiousness Links Ecclesiastes 10:1 NIVEcclesiastes 10:1 NLT Ecclesiastes 10:1 ESV Ecclesiastes 10:1 NASB Ecclesiastes 10:1 KJV Ecclesiastes 10:1 BibleApps.com Ecclesiastes 10:1 Biblia Paralela Ecclesiastes 10:1 Chinese Bible Ecclesiastes 10:1 French Bible Ecclesiastes 10:1 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dead flies cause the oil (Ecclesiast. 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