Ecclesiastes 10:2
The heart of the wise [is] at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.
Young's Literal Translation
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
Cross References
Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way, And the folly of fools [is] deceit.
Proverbs 17:16Why [is] this — a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, And a heart there is none?
Ecclesiastes 10:10If the iron hath been blunt, And he the face hath not sharpened, Then doth he increase strength, And wisdom [is] advantageous to make right.
Luke 12:18and he said, This I will do, I will take down my storehouses, and greater ones I will build, and I will gather together there all my products and my good things,
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 →