Ecclesiastes 10:1
Ecclesiastes · Old Testament · Chapter 10
“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.”Ecclesiastes 10:1
What Does Ecclesiastes 10:1 Mean?
Ecclesiastes 10:1 is found in the book of Ecclesiastes, chapter 10, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 17 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (17)
These passages are connected to Ecclesiastes 10:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Matthew 5:13“Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.”Galatians 2:12“For before that certain came from James, he did eat with the Gentiles: but when they were come, he withdrew and separated himself, fearing them which were of the circumcision.”Exodus 30:25“And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.”Nehemiah 13:26“Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.”2 Chronicles 19:2“And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.”Ecclesiastes 7:1“A good name is better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one’s birth.”Galatians 2:13“And the other Jews dissembled likewise with him; insomuch that Barnabas also was carried away with their dissimulation.”Exodus 5:21“And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us.”Exodus 30:34“And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:”Exodus 37:29“And he made the holy anointing oil, and the pure incense of sweet spices, according to the work of the apothecary.”2 Samuel 16:23“And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had enquired at the oracle of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom.”2 Chronicles 16:14“And they buried him in his own sepulchres, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odours and divers kinds of spices prepared by the apothecaries’ art: and they made a very great burning for him.”Nehemiah 3:8“Next unto him repaired Uzziel the son of Harhaiah, of the goldsmiths. Next unto him also repaired Hananiah the son of one of the apothecaries, and they fortified Jerusalem unto the broad wall.”Nehemiah 6:11“And I said, Should such a man as I flee? and who is there, that, being as I am, would go into the temple to save his life? I will not go in.”Matthew 26:7“There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat.”Galatians 2:2“And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run, or had run, in vain.”Nehemiah 6:13“Therefore was he hired, that I should be afraid, and do so, and sin, and that they might have matter for an evil report, that they might reproach me.”
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