Mark Dunagan Commentaries

Ecclesiastes 10:2

"A wise man's heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man's heart directs him toward the left."the right" -right and left have for centuries been used as referring to good and bad. In fact we still use the expression, "my right hand man". "The heart of the wise goes in the right direction" (BAS).

Points To Note:

1 This verse immediately informs us that wisdom or folly is. heart problem. The real problem isn't. lack of education, rather, the real problem is. bad disposition or attitude. As someone noted, "thoughts determine actions, actions determine habits, habits determine character, and character determines destiny". 2. Hence the great need to guard our hearts, to make sure that we always are being honest (Proverbs 4:23; Ecclesiastes 23:7) and open to the truth (2 Thess. Ecclesiastes 2:10-12). 3. Everyday we are given the choice as to what we will contemplate and value. The wise man chooses to set his mind on spiritual realities (Philippians 4:8). The fool allows himself to dwell on the less valuable, the less good and finally the positively evil. This verse also makes it clear that wisdom and folly go in opposite directions. The fool won't end up backing his way into what is good, right and true. Without. serious change on the part of the fool, the fool will always be. fool.

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Ecclesiastes 10:2

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