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Ecclesiastes 10:1
Ecclesiastes 10:1 New Century Version (NCV)
Dead flies can make even perfume stink. In the same way, a little foolishness can spoil wisdom.
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Ecclesiastes 10:1 The Message (MSG)
Dead flies in perfume make it stink, And a little foolishness decomposes much wisdom.
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Ecclesiastes 10:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.
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Ecclesiastes 10:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.
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Ecclesiastes 10:1 King James Version (KJV)
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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Ecclesiastes 10:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
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Ecclesiastes 10:1 New International Version (NIV)
As dead flies give perfume a bad smell, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
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Ecclesiastes 10:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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.
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Ecclesiastes 10:1 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench; so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
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