Ecclesiastes 10:2
“A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
A wise man's heart is at his right hand,.... This is not designed to express the direct position and situation of the…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
The metaphor perhaps means “A wise man’s sense is in its place, ready to help and protect him; but a fool’s sense is…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Ecclesiastes 10:1-3
In these verses Solomon shows,
I. What great need wise men have to take heed of being guilty of any instance of folly;…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
A wise man's heart is at his right hand The symbolism of the right or the left hand, the former pointing to effective,…
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