Ecclesiastes 10:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Ecclesiastes 10:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Ecclesiastes 10:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Ecclesiastes 10:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Ecclesiastes 10:2 — World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Ecclesiastes 10:2 — American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 10:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“The heart of the wise <FI>is<Fi> at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.”

Ecclesiastes 10:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“The heart of a wise [man] is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.”

Ecclesiastes 10:2 — Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 10:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The heart of a wise man is at his right hand: but the heart of a foole is at his left hand.”

Ecclesiastes 10:2 — Geneva Bible

Ecclesiastes 10:2 in Context — Ecclesiastes 10

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.

4 If the spirit of the ruler rise up against thee, leave not thy place; for yielding pacifieth great offences.

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What Does Ecclesiastes 10:2 Mean?

Ecclesiastes 10:2 is a verse from the Book of Ecclesiastes, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Ecclesiastes chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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