Ecclesiastes 10:1
“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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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour,.... Such, as Jarchi observes, are in…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
This verse is by its meaning so closely connected with Ecc 9:18 that the selection of it for the beginning of a new…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 10:1-3
In these verses Solomon shows,
I. What great need wise men have to take heed of being guilty of any instance of folly;…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary The division of the Chapter s obscures the connexion. The maxim now…
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