Ecclesiastes 10:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.”
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“A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.”
King James Version · Public Domain“A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The heart of the wise <FI>is<Fi> at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Ecclesiastes 10:2 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 14:8The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
- Proverbs 15:7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
- Proverbs 17:16Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
- Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
- Ecclesiastes 10:10If the axe is dull and the blade unsharpened, more strength must be exerted, but skill produces success.
- Ecclesiastes 10:14Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
- Luke 12:18Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
- Luke 14:28Which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost to see if he has the resources to complete it?
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).