Ecclesiastes 10:3
And also when the foole goeth by the way, his heart faileth, and he telleth vnto all that he is a foole.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
2The heart of a wise man is at his right hand: but the heart of a foole is at his left hand.
Cross References
Proverbs 13:16Euery wise man will worke by knowledge: but a foole will spread abroade folly.
Proverbs 18:6A fooles lips come with strife, and his mouth calleth for stripes.
1 Peter 4:4Wherein it seemeth to them strange, that yee runne not with them vnto the same excesse of riot: therefore speake they euill 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 →