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Ecclesiastes 10:2–3

The heart of the wise inclines to the right,

but the heart of the fool to the left.

Even as fools walk along the road,

they lack sense

and show everyonez how stupid they are.

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Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — English Standard Version (ESV)

A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right,

but a fool’s heart to the left.

Even when the fool walks on the road, he lacks sense,

and he says to everyone that he is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — New Living Translation (NLT)

A wise person chooses the right road;

a fool takes the wrong one.

You can identify fools

just by the way they walk down the street!

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand,

But a fool’s heart at his left.

Even when a fool walks along the way,

He lacks wisdom,

And he shows everyone that he is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — New Century Version (NCV)

The heart of the wise leads to right,

but the heart of a fool leads to wrong.

Even in the way fools walk along the road,

they show they are not wise;

they show everyone how stupid they are.

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — American Standard Version (ASV)

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left. Yea also, when the fool walketh by the way, his understanding faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

The heart of a wise man is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left. Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his sense faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

A wise person’s heart leads the right way. The heart of a fool leads the wrong way. Even when a fool goes walking, he has no sense and shows everyone else that he’s a fool. 

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

A wise man’s heart goes to the right,

but a fool’s heart to the left.

Even when the fool walks along the road, his heart lacks sense,

and he shows everyone he is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The heart of the wise inclines to the right,

but the heart of a fool to the left.

Even when fools walk on the road, they lack sense,

and show to everyone that they are fools.

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

The heart of the wise inclines to his right,

but the heart of the fool inclines to his left.

Even when the fool walks along the road, he lacks sense;

he tells everyone that he is a fool.

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

The hearts of wise people lead them on the right path.

But the hearts of foolish people take them down the wrong path.

A foolish person doesn’t have any sense at all.

He shows everyone he is foolish.

He does it even when he is walking along the road.

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.

Even when the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking and he demonstrates to everyone that he is a fool.


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