2The heart of the wise is at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.


In Context

1 Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom — By reason of honour — a little folly!

2 The heart of the wise is at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

3 And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, 'He is a fool.'

4 If the spirit of the ruler go up against thee, Thy place leave not, For yielding quieteth great sinners.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:2A wise man’s heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:2The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:2The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a fool is in his left hand.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:2The heart of a wise man is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

10:2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart is at his left.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:2A wise man's heart is at his right hand, but a fool's heart at his left.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:2A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.