Ecclesiastes 10:1

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 5:13-16 : 13 "You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men. 14 You are the light of the world. A city located on a hill can't be hidden. 15 Neither do you light a lamp, and put it under a measuring basket, but on a stand; and it shines to all who are in the house. 16 Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
  • Gal 2:12-14 : 12 For before some people came from James, he ate with the Gentiles. But when they came, he drew back and separated himself, fearing those who were of the circumcision. 13 And the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy; so that even Barnabas was carried away with their hypocrisy. 14 But when I saw that they didn't walk uprightly according to the truth of the Good News, I said to Peter before them all, "If you, being a Jew, live as the Gentiles do, and not as the Jews do, why do you compel the Gentiles to live as the Jews do?
  • Exod 30:25 : 25 You shall make it a holy anointing oil, a perfume compounded after the art of the perfumer: it shall be a holy anointing oil.
  • Exod 30:34-35 : 34 Yahweh said to Moses, "Take to yourself sweet spices, gum resin, and onycha, and galbanum; sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be an equal weight; 35 and you shall make incense of it, a perfume after the art of the perfumer, seasoned with salt, pure and holy:
  • 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate Yahweh? Because of this, wrath is on you from before Yahweh.
  • Neh 6:13 : 13 He hired so that I would be afraid, do so, and sin, and that they might have material for an evil report, that they might reproach me.
  • Neh 13:26 : 26 Didn't Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? Yet among many nations was there no king like him, and he was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel. Nevertheless foreign women caused even him to sin.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 10:2-3
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    2A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.

    3Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 10:10
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    10One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.

  • Prov 10:23
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    23It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
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    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

    13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

  • Prov 13:16
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    16Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

  • Eccl 2:16
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    16For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!

  • Prov 10:8
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    8The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

  • Prov 14:7-8
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    7Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

  • Prov 14:24
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    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

  • Prov 14:33
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    33Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

  • Prov 10:14
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    14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

  • Prov 15:21
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    21Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Prov 19:3
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    3The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Eccl 10:5-6
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    5There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.

    6Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

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

  • Prov 21:20
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    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it 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 mirth.

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

    6For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This also is vanity.

  • Prov 19:10
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    10Delicate living is not appropriate for a fool, much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

  • Prov 17:16
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    16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

  • Prov 12:15
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    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Eccl 2:13-14
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    13Then I saw that wisdom excels folly, as far as light excels darkness.

    14The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness--and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.

  • Prov 10:21
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    21The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.

  • Prov 17:24
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    24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 23:9
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    9Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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

  • Prov 26:11
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    11As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

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

  • Prov 14:16
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    16A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

  • Prov 29:11
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    11A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

  • Prov 15:2
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    2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

  • Prov 15:7
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    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

  • Prov 18:2
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    2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

  • Prov 27:9
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    9Perfume and incense bring joy to the heart; so does earnest counsel from a man's friend.

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

  • Prov 12:23
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    23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 10:18
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    18He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

  • Eccl 6:8
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    8For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

  • Job 5:2
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    2For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.

  • Eccl 10:15
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    15The labor of fools wearies every one of them; for he doesn't know how to go to the city.

  • Eccl 9:17-18
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    17The words of the wise heard in quiet are better than the cry of him who rules among fools.

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