Ecclesiastes 10:1
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“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.”
מָוֶת
Death. Mavet. The cessation of life. But God holds the keys of death and promised resurrection to all who are in Him.
נָבַע
it ferments
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נָבַע
to gush forth; figuratively, to utter (good or bad words); specifically, to emit (a foul odor)
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שֶׁמֶן
the oil of
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שֶׁמֶן
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
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מְעַט
a little
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מְעַט
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
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זְבוּב
flies of
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זְבוּב
a fly (especially one of a stinging nature)
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יָקָר
is weighty
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יָקָר
valuable (objectively or subjectively)
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רָקַח
a perfumer
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רָקַח
to perfume
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סִכְלוּת
folly
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סִכְלוּת
silliness
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