Ecclesiastes 10:2

World English Bible (2000)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:8 : 8 The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?
  • 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 Sheol, where you are going.
  • Eccl 10:10 : 10 If the axe is blunt, and one doesn't sharpen the edge, then he must use more strength; but skill brings success.
  • Eccl 10:14 : 14 A fool also multiplies words. Man doesn't know what will be; and that which will be after him, who can tell him?
  • Luke 12:18-20 : 18 He said, 'This is what I will do. I will pull down my barns, and build bigger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 I will tell my soul, "Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years. Take your ease, eat, drink, be merry."' 20 "But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared--whose will they be?'
  • Luke 14:28-32 : 28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doesn't first sit down and count the cost, to see if he has enough to complete it? 29 Or perhaps, when he has laid a foundation, and is not able to finish, everyone who sees begins to mock him, 30 saying, 'This man began to build, and wasn't able to finish.' 31 Or what king, as he goes to encounter another king in war, will 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 yet a great way off, he sends an envoy, and asks for conditions of peace.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Eccl 10:3
    83%

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

  • Prov 14:33
    79%

    33Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

  • Eccl 10:1
    78%

    1Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so does a little folly outweigh 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 mirth.

    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 is wise listens to counsel.

    16A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

  • Prov 17:24
    77%

    24Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.

  • Prov 14:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    7Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

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

    9Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.

  • Eccl 2:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

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

    14The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walks in darkness--and yet I perceived that one event happens to them all.

    15Then I said in my heart, "As it happens to the fool, so will it happen even to me; and why was I then more wise?" Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity.

    16For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no memory for ever, since in the days to come all will have been long forgotten. Indeed, the wise man must die just like the fool!

  • Prov 10:8-9
    2 verses
    76%

    8The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

    9He who walks blamelessly walks surely, but he who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 29:11
    75%

    11A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

  • Prov 8:5
    75%

    5You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

  • Prov 17:16
    75%

    16Why is there money in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, since he has no understanding?

  • Prov 18:2
    75%

    2A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

  • Prov 13:16
    74%

    16Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

  • Prov 19:3
    74%

    3The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

  • Prov 12:23
    74%

    23A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

  • Prov 10:23
    74%

    23It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

  • Prov 14:16
    74%

    16A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

  • Prov 15:2
    74%

    2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

  • Prov 15:14
    74%

    14The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

  • Prov 15:7
    73%

    7The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

  • Prov 15:21
    73%

    21Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.

  • Prov 26:5
    73%

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

  • Prov 28:26
    73%

    26One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

  • Prov 14:24
    73%

    24The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.

  • Eccl 10:12-13
    2 verses
    73%

    12The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

    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 ruin.

  • 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 ruins himself.

  • Eccl 7:25
    71%

    25I turned around, and my heart sought to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the scheme of things, and to know that wickedness is stupidity, and that foolishness is madness.

  • Prov 16:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

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

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

  • Prov 14:3
    71%

    3The fool's talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.

  • Eccl 7:9
    71%

    9Don't be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

  • Eccl 6:8
    71%

    8For what advantage has the wise more than the fool? What has the poor man, that knows how to walk before the living?

  • Prov 23:9
    71%

    9Don't 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 senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.

  • Prov 21:2
    71%

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

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.

  • Prov 26:9
    71%

    9Like a thornbush 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.