Ecclesiastes 10:2
The heart of a wise person tends to the right, 2 but the heart of a fool tends to the left. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
In Context
1As dead flies cause perfume to stink, 2 so a little folly can overpower wisdom and honor. 1
3When a fool walks down a road, 2 his thinking is deficient, 3 proving to everyone he is a fool. 1
Cross References
Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent person is to understand his own way, 1 but the folly of fools is deception. 1
Proverbs 17:16Why should a fool pay money to learn about wisdom, 1 when he has no ability to learn it? 1
Ecclesiastes 10:10If an iron blade is dull, and a man does not sharpen it, then he must use more strength, but wisdom provides an advantage for success. 1
Luke 12:18He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store all of my grain and other goods.
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 →