Parallel Verses
NET Bible
One dead fly makes the perfumer's ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom.
New American Standard Bible
Dead flies make a
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
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.
A Conservative Version
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor, [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.
Amplified
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.
Bible in Basic English
Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.
Darby Translation
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink and ferment; so a little folly is weightier than wisdom and honour.
Julia Smith 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.
King James 2000
Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to send forth a foul odor: so does a little folly to him that is respected for wisdom and honor.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Dead flies cause a bad smell [and] ruin the ointment of the perfumer. So also a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Modern King James verseion
As dead flies cause the perfumer's ointment to stink and ferment; so a little folly is more rare than wisdom and than honor.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Dead flies corrupt sweet ointment and make it to stink. Even so, oft times, he that hath been had in estimation for wisdom and honour is abhorred because of a little foolishness.
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.
The Emphasized Bible
Dead flies, cause to stink and ferment, the oil of the perfumer, - More costly than wisdom or honour, is a little folly.
Webster
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 send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
Youngs 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!
Themes
Anointing » Ointment for » Prepared by the apothecary
Folly » Of men » General references to
Folly » A little folly for those who have a good reputation
Interlinear
Ba'ash
M@`at
Yaqar
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Ecclesiastes 10:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Burden Of Folly
1 One dead fly makes the perfumer's ointment give off a rancid stench, so a little folly can outweigh much wisdom. 2 A wise person's good sense protects him, but a fool's lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.
Cross References
Exodus 30:25
You are to make this into a sacred anointing oil, a perfumed compound, the work of a perfumer. It will be sacred anointing oil.
Exodus 30:34-35
The Lord said to Moses: "Take spices, gum resin, onycha, galbanum, and pure frankincense of equal amounts
2 Chronicles 19:2
the prophet Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; he said to King Jehoshaphat, "Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you!
Nehemiah 6:13
He had been hired to scare me so that I would do this and thereby sin. They would thus bring reproach on me and I would be discredited.
Nehemiah 13:26
Was it not because of things like these that King Solomon of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. But the foreign wives made even him sin!
Matthew 5:13-16
"You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its flavor, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled on by people.
Galatians 2:12-14
Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and separated himself because he was afraid of those who were pro-circumcision.