Ecclesiastes 10:1
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!
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Referenced Verses
- Matt 5:13-16 : 13 `Ye are the salt of the land, but if the salt may lose savour, in what shall it be salted? for nothing is it good henceforth, except to be cast without, and to be trodden down by men. 14 `Ye are the light of the world, a city set upon a mount is not able to be hid; 15 nor do they light a lamp, and put it under the measure, but on the lamp-stand, and it shineth to all those in the house; 16 so let your light shine before men, that they may see your good works, and may glorify your Father who `is' in the heavens.
- Gal 2:12-14 : 12 for before the coming of certain from James, with the nations he was eating, and when they came, he was withdrawing and separating himself, fearing those of the circumcision, 13 and dissemble with him also did the other Jews, so that also Barnabas was carried away by their dissimulation. 14 But when I saw that they are not walking uprightly to the truth of the good news, I said to Peter before all, `If thou, being a Jew, in the manner of the nations dost live, and not in the manner of the Jews, how the nations dost thou compel to Judaize?
- Exod 30:25 : 25 and thou hast made it a holy anointing oil, a compound mixture, work of a compounder; it is a holy anointing oil.
- Exod 30:34-35 : 34 And Jehovah saith unto Moses, `Take to thee spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum, spices and pure frankincense; they are part for part; 35 and thou hast made it a perfume, a compound, work of a compounder, salted, pure, holy;
- 2 Chr 19:2 : 2 and go out unto his presence doth Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, and saith unto king Jehoshaphat, `To give help to the wicked, and to those hating Jehovah, dost thou love? and for this against thee `is' wrath from before Jehovah,
- Neh 6:13 : 13 so that he `is' an hireling, that I may fear and do so, and I had sinned, and it had been to them for an evil name that they may reproach me.
- Neh 13:26 : 26 `By these did not Solomon king of Israel sin? and among the many nations there was no king like him, and beloved by his God he was, and God maketh him king over all Israel -- even him did the strange women cause to sin.
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- Eccl 10:2-32 verses78%
2 The heart of the wise `is' at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.
3 And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He `is' a fool.'
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10 Whoso is winking the eye giveth grief, And a talkative fool kicketh.
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23 To execute inventions `is' as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.
- Eccl 10:12-132 verses71%
12 Words of the mouth of the wise `are' gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth `is' folly, And the latter end of his mouth `Is' mischievous madness.
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16 Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.
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16 That there is no remembrance to the wise -- with the fool -- to the age, for that which `is' already, `in' the days that are coming is all forgotten, and how dieth the wise? with the fool!
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8 The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.
- Prov 14:7-82 verses70%
7 Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
8 The wisdom of the prudent `is' to understand his way, And the folly of fools `is' deceit.
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24 The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools `is' folly.
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33 In the heart of the intelligent wisdom doth rest. And in the midst of fools it is known.
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14 The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool `is' near ruin.
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21 Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth `his' going.
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3 In the mouth of a fool `is' a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.
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3 The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.
- Eccl 10:5-62 verses70%
5 There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,
6 He hath set the fool in many high places, And the rich in a low place do sit.
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9 A thorn hath gone up into the hand of a drunkard, And a parable in the mouth of fools.
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20 A treasure to be desired, and oil, `Is' in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.
- Eccl 7:4-63 verses70%
4 The heart of the wise `is' in a house of mourning, And the heart of fools in a house of mirth.
5 Better to hear a rebuke of a wise man, Than `for' a man to hear a song of fools,
6 For as the noise of thorns under the pot, So `is' the laughter of a fool, even this `is' vanity.
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10 Luxury is not comely for a fool, Much less for a servant to rule among princes.
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16 Why `is' this -- a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
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15 The way of a fool `is' right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel `is' wise.
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1 Better `is' the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse `in' his lips, who `is' a fool.
- Eccl 2:13-142 verses69%
13 And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.
14 The wise! -- his eyes `are' in his head, and the fool in darkness is walking, and I also knew that one event happeneth with them all;
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21 The lips of the righteous delight many, And fools for lack of heart die.
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24 The face of the intelligent `is' to wisdom, And the eyes of a fool -- at the end of the earth.
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9 In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.
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10 Rebuke cometh down on the intelligent More than a hundred stripes on a fool.
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11 As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.
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5 Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
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16 The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.
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11 A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.
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2 The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
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7 The lips of the wise scatter knowledge, And the heart of fools `is' not right.
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2 A fool delighteth not in understanding, But -- in uncovering his heart.
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9 Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart, And the sweetness of one's friend -- from counsel of the soul.
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22 A fountain of life `is' understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.
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23 A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.
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18 Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.
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8 For what advantage `is' to the wise above the fool? What to the poor who knoweth to walk before the living?
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2 For provocation slayeth the perverse, And envy putteth to death the simple,
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15 The labour of the foolish wearieth him, In that he hath not known to go unto the city.
- Eccl 9:17-182 verses68%
17 The words of the wise in quiet are heard, More than the cry of a ruler over fools.
18 Better `is' wisdom than weapons of conflict, And one sinner destroyeth much good!