Ecclesiastes 10:1
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Bible > Ecclesiastes > Chapter 10 > Verse 1
Ecclesiastes 10:1
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Wisdom is better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.
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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.
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A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
DeadH4194 fliesH2070 cause the ointmentH8081 of the apothecaryH7543 to send forthH5042 a stinking savourH887: so doth a littleH4592 follyH5531 him that is in reputationH3368 for wisdomH2451 and honourH3519.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
זְבוּבֵי מָוֶת יַבְאִישׁ יַבִּיעַ שֶׁמֶן רֹוקֵחַ יָקָר מֵחָכְמָה מִכָּבֹוד סִכְלוּת מְעָט׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
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זְב֣וּבֵי |
ze.Vu.vei | H2070 | HNcmpc | flies of |
מָ֔וֶת |
Ma.vet | H4194 | HNcmsa | death |
יַבְאִ֥ישׁ |
yav.'Ish | H887 | HVhi3ms | it causes to stink |
יַבִּ֖יעַ |
ya.Bi.a' | H5042 | HVhi3ms | it ferments |
שֶׁ֣מֶן |
She.men | H8081 | HNcmsc | (the) oil of |
רוֹקֵ֑חַ |
ro.Ke.ach | H7543 | HVqrmsa | a perfumer |
יָקָ֛ר |
ya.Kar | H3368 | HAamsa | (is) weighty |
מֵ/חָכְמָ֥ה |
me./cha.khe.Mah | H2451 | HR/Ncfsa | more than/ wisdom |
מִ/כָּב֖וֹד |
mi./ka.Vod | H3519 | HR/Ncbsa | more than/ honor |
סִכְל֥וּת |
sikh.Lut | H5531 | HNcfsc | folly |
מְעָֽט |
me.'At | H4592 | HAamsa | a little |
Strong's References
- H887 — בָּאַשׁ (bâʼash, baw-ash'): a primitive root; to smell bad; figuratively, to be offensive morally; (make to) be abhorred (had in abomination, loathsome, odious), (cause a, make to) stink(-ing savour), [idiom] utterly.
- H2070 — זְבוּב (zᵉbûwb, zeb-oob'): from an unused root (meaning to flit); a fly (especially one of a stinging nature); fly.
- H2451 — חׇכְמָה (chokmâh, khok-maw'): from חָכַם (châkam) H2449; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
- H3368 — יָקָר (yâqâr, yaw-kawr'): from יָקַר (yâqar) H3365; valuable (objectively or subjectively); brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
- H3519 — כָּבוֹד (kâbôwd, kaw-bode'): rarely כָּבֹד (kâbôd); from כָּבַד (kâbad) H3513; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness; glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
- H4194 — מָוֶת (mâveth, maw'-veth): from מוּת (mûwth) H4191; death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin; (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
- H4592 — מְעַט (mᵉʻaṭ, meh-at'): or מְעָט (mᵉʻâṭ); from מָעַט (mâʻaṭ) H4591; a little or few (often adverbial or compar.); almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.
- H5042 — נָבַע (nâbaʻ, naw-bah'): a primitive root; to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor); belch out, flowing, pour out, send forth, utter (abundantly).
- H5531 — סִכְלוּת (çiklûwth, sik-looth'): or שִׂכְלוּת (siklûwth); (Ecclesiastes 1:17), from סָכַל (çâkal) H5528; silliness; folly, foolishness.
- H7543 — רָקַח (râqach, raw-kakh'): a primitive root; to perfume; apothecary, compound, make (ointment), prepare, spice.
- H8081 — שֶׁמֶן (shemen, sheh'-men): from שָׁמַן (shâman) H8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness; anointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- a little — 2 Chronicles 19:2, Nehemiah 6:13, Nehemiah 13:26, Matthew 5:13-16, Galatians 2:12-14
- the ointment — Exodus 30:34-35
Reciprocal references (10): Exodus 5:21, Exodus 37:29, 2 Samuel 16:23, 2 Chronicles 16:14, Nehemiah 3:8, Nehemiah 6:11, Ecclesiastes 7:1, Matthew 26:7, Galatians 2:2, Galatians 2:13
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: INSECTS; LITTLE EVILS; WISDOM-FOLLY
- Torrey’s: ANOINTING; INSECTS
- Nave’s: APOTHECARY; FLIES; OINTMENT; PRUDENCE
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