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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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S
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H2070 · zᵉbûwb · zeb-oob' · Hebrew
Strong’s definition
a fly (especially one of a stinging nature)
KJV usage
fly.
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2KJV renderings
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KJV renderings in this mapping
flies 1fly 1
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Mapped occurrences
Ecclesiastes 10:1Mapped KJV word: flies
Isaiah 7:18Mapped KJV word: fly
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall hiss for the fly that is in the uttermost part of the rivers of Egypt, and for the bee that is in the land of Assyria.