Ecclesiastes 10:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

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  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.
  • Eccl 10:10 : 10 If the iron is blunt, and he does not sharpen the edge, then he must put forth more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.
  • Eccl 10:14 : 14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
  • Luke 12:18-20 : 18 And he said, This is what I will do: I will pull down my barns, and build larger ones; and there I will store all my crops and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have much goods laid up for many years; take your rest, eat, drink, and be merry. 20 But God said to him, You fool, this night your soul shall be required of you; then whose shall those things be, which you have provided?
  • Luke 14:28-32 : 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it? 29 Lest perhaps, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 Saying, This man began to build and was not able to finish. 31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends an envoy and desires conditions of peace.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 10:3
    83%

    3Yes, also, when he that is a fool walks by the way, his wisdom fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

  • Prov 14:33
    79%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of him who has understanding, but what is in the heart of fools is made known.

  • Eccl 10:1
    78%

    1Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking aroma: so does a little folly him who is in reputation for 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 laughter.

    5It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise than for a man to hear the song of fools.

  • Prov 12:15-16
    2 verses
    77%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who listens to counsel is wise.

    16A fool's wrath is immediately known, but a prudent man covers shame.

  • Prov 17:24
    77%

    24Wisdom is in the sight of him who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool are on the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 14:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    7Leave the presence of a foolish man, when you do not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

    8The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

    9Fools mock at sin, but among the righteous there is favor.

  • Eccl 2:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13Then I saw that wisdom excels folly just as light excels darkness.

    14The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I myself perceived that the same event happens to them all.

    15So I said in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so it happens even to me. And why was I then more wise?" Then I said in my heart, "This also is vanity."

    16For there is no more remembrance of the wise than of the fool forever, since what now is will all be forgotten in the days to come. And how does the wise man die? Just like the fool.

  • Prov 10:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8The wise in heart will receive commandments, but a prating fool shall fall.

    9He who walks uprightly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 29:11
    75%

    11A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.

  • Prov 8:5
    75%

    5O simple ones, understand wisdom; and you fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 17:16
    75%

    16Why is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he has no desire for it?

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may express itself.

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

    16Every prudent man deals with knowledge, but a fool lays open his folly.

  • Prov 19:3
    74%

    3The foolishness of man perverts his way, and his heart frets against the LORD.

  • Prov 12:23
    74%

    23A prudent man conceals knowledge, but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.

  • Prov 10:23
    74%

    23It is as a sport to a fool to do mischief, but a man of understanding has wisdom.

  • Prov 14:16
    74%

    16A wise man fears and departs from evil, but the fool rages and is confident.

  • Prov 15:2
    74%

    2The tongue of the wise uses knowledge appropriately, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

  • Prov 15:7
    73%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the heart of the foolish does not.

  • Prov 15:21
    73%

    21Folly is joy to him who is destitute of wisdom, but a man of understanding walks uprightly.

  • Prov 26:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 28:26
    73%

    26He who trusts in his own heart is a fool, but whoever walks wisely shall be delivered.

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the foolishness of fools is folly.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow him up.

    13The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

  • Prov 10:14
    73%

    14Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

  • Prov 26:12
    72%

    12Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

  • Eccl 4:5
    72%

    5The fool folds his hands together, and eats his own flesh.

  • Eccl 7:25
    71%

    25I applied my heart to know, to search, and to seek out wisdom and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even foolishness and madness.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it, but the instruction of fools is folly.

    23The heart of the wise teaches his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

  • Prov 14:3
    71%

    3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise will preserve them.

  • Eccl 7:9
    71%

    9Do not be quick in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

  • Eccl 6:8
    71%

    8For what has the wise more than the fool? what does the poor have, who knows to walk before the living?

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

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

  • Ps 49:10
    71%

    10For he sees that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

  • Prov 21:2
    71%

    2Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but the LORD weighs the hearts.

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

    20There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spends it up.

  • Prov 26:9
    71%

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

  • Prov 19:1
    70%

    1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.