Ecclesiastes 10:3
Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
King James Version
In Context
2A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:16Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
Proverbs 18:6A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
1 Peter 4:4Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you:
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 10:2-4
The Advantages of Wisdom. 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. 2 A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left. 3 Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool. In these verses Solomon shows, I. What great need wise men have to take heed of being guilty of any instance of folly; for a little folly… Read the whole commentary →