Ecclesiastes 10:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Ecclesiastes 10:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Ecclesiastes 10:2 is a verse from the book of Ecclesiastes in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Ecclesiastes 10:2 — KJV
“A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.”
— Ecclesiastes 10:2 (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 10:2 in Context — About the Book of Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes is the Bible's most unflinching look at life under the sun — wealth, pleasure, work, and wisdom all tested and found fleeting. Its honesty disarms cynics, then lands on bedrock: fear God, keep His commands, and receive each ordinary day as His gift.
Cross-References for Ecclesiastes 10:2
“That his heart be not lifted up above his brethren, and that he turn not aside from the commandment, to the right hand, or to the left: to the end that he may prolong his days in his kingdom, he, and his children, in the midst of Israel.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:2: heart, right, hand
“Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. prosper: or, do wisely”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:2: wise, right, hand
“In that day will I make the governors of Judah like an hearth of fire among the wood, and like a torch of fire in a sheaf; and they shall devour all the people round about, on the right hand and on the left: and Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place, even in Jerusalem.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:2: heart, right, hand
“For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them. I considered...: Heb. I gave, or, set to my heart”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:2: wise, heart, right
“Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou depart to the right hand, then I will go to the left.”
Shares key themes with Ecclesiastes 10:2: right, hand, left
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