Ecclesiastes 10:1

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Dead flies can make the perfumer's oil stink and ferment; a small act of folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

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  • Matt 5:13-16 : 13 You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot by people. 14 You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. 15 Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a basket. Instead, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. 16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
  • Gal 2:12-14 : 12 For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they came, he began to draw back and separate himself, fearing those of the circumcision group. 13 And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that even Barnabas was carried away by their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all, 'If you, being a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?'
  • Exod 30:25 : 25 Make these into a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer. It will be the holy anointing oil.
  • Exod 30:34-35 : 34 Then the LORD said to Moses, 'Take fragrant spices—stacte, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense—in equal measures. 35 Make them into incense, blended as the work of a perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy.
  • 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went out to meet King Jehoshaphat and said to him, 'Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the LORD’s wrath is upon you.'
  • Neh 6:13 : 13 He had been hired to intimidate me so that I would commit a sin by acting this way. Then they could give me a bad name and discredit me.
  • Neh 13:26 : 26 Did not Solomon, king of Israel, sin because of such things? Among the many nations, there was no king like him; he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Yet, even he was led into sin by foreign women.

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  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    2A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left.

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 10:10
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    10The one who winks with an eye causes trouble, and a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Eccl 2:16
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    16For the wise, like the fool, will not be remembered forever; in the days to come, everything will be forgotten. How does the wise person die? Just like the fool!

  • Prov 10:8
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    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Prov 10:14
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    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Eccl 10:5-6
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    5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, an error that proceeds from a ruler:

    6Foolishness is set in high places, while the rich sit in lowly positions.

  • Prov 26:9
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    9Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 21:20
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    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Eccl 7:4-6
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    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

    6For like the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of fools—this too is meaningless.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Luxury is not fitting for a fool, much less for a servant to rule over princes.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.

  • Eccl 2:13-14
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    13I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.

    14The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

  • Prov 10:21
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    21The lips of the righteous nourish many, but fools die for lack of sense.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Prov 17:10
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    10A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.

  • Prov 26:11
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    11Like a dog returning to its vomit is a fool who repeats his folly.

  • Prov 26:5
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    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 14:16
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    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 27:9
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    9Oil and perfume bring joy to the heart, and the sweetness of a friend comes from heartfelt counsel.

  • Prov 16:22
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    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

  • Eccl 6:8
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    8What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

  • Job 5:2
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    2For anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15The work of fools wearies them because they do not even know how to go to the city.

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    17The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler among fools.

    18Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good.