Ecclesiastes 10:2

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A wise person's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart inclines him to the left.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the realm of the dead, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.
  • Eccl 10:10 : 10 If the iron axe is dull and its edge unsharpened, more strength is needed, but wisdom brings success.
  • Eccl 10:14 : 14 A fool multiplies words; no one knows what will happen, and who can tell him what will come after him?
  • Luke 12:18-20 : 18 Then he said, 'This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and build larger ones, and I will store all my grain and my goods there. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take it easy, eat, drink, and be merry.”' 20 But God said to him, 'Fool! This very night your soul will be required of you, and the things you have prepared—who will they belong to?'
  • Luke 14:28-32 : 28 For which of you, wishing to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, if he lays the foundation and is not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going to war against another king, will not first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to face the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still far away and ask for terms of peace.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 10:3
    83%

    3Even while walking along the road, the fool lacks sense and shows everyone how foolish he is.

  • Prov 14:33
    79%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but it becomes known even among fools.

  • Eccl 10:1
    78%

    1Dead flies can make the perfumer's oil stink and ferment; a small act of folly outweighs wisdom and honor.

  • Eccl 7:4-5
    2 verses
    78%

    4The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of a wise person than to listen to the song of fools.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

    16Fools show their anger at once, but the prudent quietly overlook an insult.

  • Prov 17:24
    77%

    24Wisdom is before the face of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 14:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    7Move away from a foolish person, for you will gain no knowledge from their speech.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand their path, but the folly of fools is deceit.

    9Fools mock at making amends for guilt, but goodwill is found among the upright.

  • Eccl 2:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13I saw that wisdom is better than folly, just as light is better than darkness.

    14The wise have eyes in their heads, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also realized that the same fate overtakes them both.

    15Then I said in my heart, 'What happens to the fool will also happen to me. So why have I been so very wise?' And I concluded in my heart, 'This too is meaningless.'

    16For the wise, like the fool, will not be remembered forever; in the days to come, everything will be forgotten. How does the wise person die? Just like the fool!

  • Prov 10:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8A wise-hearted person accepts commands, but a fool with loose lips will come to ruin.

    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 29:11
    75%

    11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man calmly holds it back.

  • Prov 8:5
    75%

    5Understand prudence, you simple ones; and you fools, gain a discerning heart.

  • Prov 17:16
    75%

    16Why should a fool pay for wisdom when he has no intention of understanding it?

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2A fool takes no pleasure in understanding but only in revealing his own thoughts.

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

    16Every prudent person acts with knowledge, but a fool flaunts their folly.

  • Prov 19:3
    74%

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 12:23
    74%

    23A prudent person conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims folly.

  • Prov 10:23
    74%

    23A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

  • Prov 14:16
    74%

    16The wise fear and turn away from evil, but fools are reckless and overconfident.

  • Prov 15:2
    74%

    2The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of fools gushes folly.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly.

  • Prov 15:7
    73%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

  • Prov 15:21
    73%

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 26:5
    73%

    5Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

  • Prov 28:26
    73%

    26Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool, but the one who walks in wisdom will be delivered.

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

    24The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields only folly.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12The words of a wise person's mouth bring favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

    13The beginning of a fool's speech is foolishness, and the end of it is evil madness.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool brings about ruin.

  • Prov 26:12
    72%

    12Do you see a person who is wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

  • Eccl 4:5
    72%

    5The fool folds his hands and ruins himself.

  • Eccl 7:25
    71%

    25I turned my mind to understand, to investigate, and to search out wisdom and the meaning of things, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the madness of folly.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22Understanding is a fountain of life to the one who has it, but the discipline of fools is folly.

    23The heart of the wise makes his mouth prudent, and his lips promote learning.

  • Prov 14:3
    71%

    3The mouth of a fool brings a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 7:9
    71%

    9Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.

  • Eccl 6:8
    71%

    8What advantage has the wise person over the fool? What does the poor person gain by knowing how to conduct themselves before the living?

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the insight of your words.

  • Ps 49:10
    71%

    10that he should live on forever and not see the pit of decay.

  • Prov 21:2
    71%

    2Every person's way seems right in their own eyes, but the LORD evaluates the hearts.

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

    20Valuable treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person swallows them up.

  • Prov 26:9
    71%

    9Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

  • Prov 19:1
    70%

    1Better to be poor and walk in integrity than to be a fool with twisted lips.