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Ecclesiastes 10:1

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Wisdom [is] better than weapons of war: but one sinner destroyeth much good.	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.	A wise man's heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

Dead^H4194 flies^H2070 cause the ointment^H8081 of the apothecary^H7543 to send forth^H5042 a stinking savour^H887: so doth a little^H4592 folly^H5531 him that is in reputation^H3368 for wisdom^H2451 and honour^H3519.

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Original Hebrew

זְבוּבֵי מָוֶת יַבְאִישׁ יַבִּיעַ שֶׁמֶן רֹוקֵחַ יָקָר מֵחָכְמָה מִכָּבֹוד סִכְלוּת מְעָט׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
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

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

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; wisdom (in a good sense); skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
• H3368 — יָקָר (yâqâr, yaw-kawr'): from יָקַר; valuable (objectively or subjectively); brightness, clear, costly, excellent, fat, honourable women, precious, reputation.
• H3519 — כָּבוֹד (kâbôwd, kaw-bode'): rarely כָּבֹד; from כָּבַד; properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness; glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
• H4194 — מָוֶת (mâveth, maw'-veth): from מוּת; 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; from מָעַט; 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; (Ecclesiastes 1:17), from סָכַל; 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; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness; anointing, [idiom] fat (things), [idiom] fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, [phrase] pine.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• 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
• Nave’s: APOTHECARY, FLIES, OINTMENT, PRUDENCE

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