Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 10:1
1As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil,
so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As dead | מָ֔וֶת | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
| flies | זְב֣וּבֵי | zə·ḇū·ḇê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H2070 fly |
| bring | יַבִּ֖יעַ | yab·bî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5042 flow, spring, bubble up |
| a stench | יַבְאִ֥ישׁ | yaḇ·’îš | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H887 be evil, bad |
| to the perfumer’s | רוֹקֵ֑חַ | rō·w·qê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7543 mix |
| oil | שֶׁ֣מֶן | še·men | Noun - masculine singular construct | H8081 fat, oil |
| so a little | מְעָֽט׃ | mə·‘āṭ | Adjective - masculine singular | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| folly | סִכְל֥וּת | siḵ·lūṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H5531 folly |
| outweighs | יָקָ֛ר | yā·qār | Adjective - masculine singular | H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty |
| wisdom | מֵחָכְמָ֥ה | mê·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| and honor | מִכָּב֖וֹד | mik·kā·ḇō·wḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3519 abundance, honour, glory |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Matthew 5:13–16 · Galatians 2:12–14 · Nehemiah 13:26 · Exodus 30:25 · 2 Chronicles 19:2
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.