Ecclesiastes 10:1
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — The New International Version (NIV)
1 As dead flies give perfume a bad smell,
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — English Standard Version (ESV)
1 Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a stench;
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — New Living Translation (NLT)
1 As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink,
so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
1 Dead flies putrefy the perfumer’s ointment,
And cause it to give off a foul odor;
So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — New Century Version (NCV)
1 Dead flies can make even perfume stink.
In the same way, a little foolishness can spoil wisdom.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — American Standard Version (ASV)
1 Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
1 Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to stink and ferment; so a little folly is weightier than wisdom and honour.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
1 Dead flies will make a bottle of perfume stink, and then it is spoiled. A little foolishness outweighs wisdom ⸤and⸥ honor.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
1 Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil ferment and stink;
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
1 Dead flies make the perfumer’s ointment give off a foul odor;
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
1 Dead flies cause a bad smell and ruin the ointment of the perfumer.
So also a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
1 Dead flies give perfume a bad smell.
And a little foolishness can make a lot of wisdom useless.
Ecclesiastes 10:1 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
1 Dead flies make a perfumer’s oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.