Ecclesiastes 10:3
Just the way that fools walk down the road shows they have no sense, making clear to everyone their stupidity.
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2The mind of the wise person chooses the right side, but the mind of the fool goes left!
Cross References
Proverbs 13:16All wise people act intelligently, but stupid people demonstrate their stupidity.
Proverbs 18:6What stupid people say gets them into fights, as if they're asking for a beating.
1 Peter 4:4People think it's strange that you don't join them anymore in this wild and excessive lifestyle, so they curse at you. But they will have to explain what they've done to the one who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
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 →