Ecclesiastes 10:2
לֵב חָכָם לִֽימִינוֹ וְלֵב כְּסִיל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
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
1זְבוּבֵי מָוֶת יַבְאִישׁ יַבִּיעַ שֶׁמֶן רוֹקֵחַ יָקָר מֵחָכְמָה מִכָּבוֹד סִכְלוּת מְעָֽט ׃
3וְגַם ־ בַּדֶּרֶךְ כשהסכל הֹלֵךְ לִבּוֹ חָסֵר וְאָמַר לַכֹּל סָכָל הֽוּא ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 14:8חָכְמַת עָרוּם הָבִין דַּרְכּוֹ וְאִוֶּלֶת כְּסִילִים מִרְמָֽה ׃
Proverbs 17:16לָמָּה ־ זֶּה מְחִיר בְּיַד ־ כְּסִיל לִקְנוֹת חָכְמָה וְלֶב ־ אָֽיִן ׃
Ecclesiastes 10:10אִם ־ קֵהָה הַבַּרְזֶל וְהוּא לֹא ־ פָנִים קִלְקַל וַחֲיָלִים יְגַבֵּר וְיִתְרוֹן הַכְשֵׁיר חָכְמָֽה ׃
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 →