- 
                        
                        Verse Ecclesiastes 10:2. _A WISE MAN'S HEART_ IS _AT HIS RIGHT HAND_]
As the _right_ _hand_ is ordinarily the best exercised, strongest, and
most ready, and the _left_ the contrary, they show,
1. The... 
- 
                        
                        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 missing when it
is wanted, and so is useless.”... 
- 
                        
                        CHAPTER 10
This chapter contains a series of proverbs, expressing the wisdom and
prudence of the natural man. Here are a number of observations and all
show that there is a practical value in wisdom a... 
- 
                        
                        
                    
- 
                        
                        ECCLESIASTES 9:17 TO ECCLESIASTES 10:15. EXPERIENCE CRYSTALLISED IN
PROVERBS.
 Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Eccle 
- 
                        
                        FOOL'S. dullard's. Hebrew. _kesil_. fat, inert. Same word as in
Ecclesiastes 10:12. See note on Proverbs 1:7.... 
- 
                        
                        _A wise man's heart is at his right hand_ The symbolism of the right
or the left hand, the former pointing to effective, the latter to
ineffective, action, is so natural that it is scarcely necessary... 
- 
                        
                        D. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THOSE WHO LACK Wis. 10:1-11
1. The foolish worker is in trouble. Ecclesiastes 10:1-4
TEXT 10:1-4
1
Dead flies make a perfumer's oil stink, so a little foolishness is
weightier... 
- 
                        
                        A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his
left. 
 A WISE MAN'S HEART (IS) AT HIS RIGHT HAND - (.) The right hand is
more expert than the left. The godly wise is more on his g... 
- 
                        
                        PRACTICAL ADVICE TOUCHING LIFE'S PUZZLES
1-8. Cultivate wisdom and tact, specially in the dangers that attend
upon courts, but also in ordinary operations.... 
- 
                        
                        AT HIS RIGHT HAND.. LEFT] A wise man's mind directs him to appropriate
conduct. A fool is sure to do the wrong thing. He is _gauche._... 
- 
                        
                        THE TEACHER SEARCHES FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OUR LIVES
 BOOK OF ECCLESIASTES
_HILDA BRIGHT AND KITTY PRIDE_
CHAPTER 10
THE WAY THAT A FOOLISH PERSON BEHAVES – ECCLESIASTES 10:1-3
 V1 Dead flies can ge... 
- 
                        
                        AT HIS RIGHT HAND. — Perhaps better, _towards his right hand, i.e.,_
leads him to go to the right hand. The thought is the same as
Ecclesiastes 2:13, namely, that though the actual results of wisdom
a... 
- 
                        
                        לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽ ימִינֹ֔ו וְ לֵ֥ב
כְּסִ֖יל 
- 
                        
                        FOURTH SECTION
The Quest Achieved. The Chief Good Is To Be Found, Not In Wisdom, Nor
In Pleasure, Nor In Devotion To Affairs And Its Rewards;
But In A Wise Use And A Wise Enjoyment Of The Present Li... 
- 
                        
                        How, then, does worldly wisdom work? The preacher shows that its first
manifestation is discretion based upon selfishness. This section is a
series of brief sayings which are of the nature of proverbs... 
- 
                        
                        A (a) wise man's heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool's heart [is]
at his left.
(a) So that he does all things well and justly, where as the fool does
the contrary.... 
- 
                        
                        _Hand, to do well or ill, Deuteronomy i. 39., and Jonas iv. 11.
(Chaldean)_... 
- 
                        
                        A wise man's heart is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his
left. (3) Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his
wisdom faileth him, and he saith to everyone that he is a fool. (4... 
- 
                        
                        THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 1 THROUGH 12.
The Book of Ecclesiastes is, up to a certain point, the converse of
the Book of Proverbs. (see NOTE TO PROVERBS below) It is the
experience of a... 
- 
                        
                        A WISE MAN'S HEART [IS] AT HIS RIGHT HAND,.... This is not designed to
express the direct position and situation of the heart of man, wise or
foolish, which is the same in both; and which, according t... 
- 
                        
                        _A wise man's heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his
left._
 Ver. 2. A wise man's heart is at his right hand.] He doth his
business discreetly and dexterously, he is handy and happy a... 
- 
                        
                        _A wise man's heart is at his right hand_ His understanding or wisdom
is always present with him, and ready to direct him in all his
actions. He manages all his affairs prudently and piously. He menti... 
- 
                        
                        A wise man's heart is at his right hand, that is, he uses his
understanding in the proper, expert way; BUT A FOOL'S HEART AT HIS
LEFT, lacking wisdom, he bungles everything that he undertakes.... 
- 
                        
                        IN THE MIDST OF PRESUMPTION AND ARROGANCE... 
- 
                        
                        "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... 
- 
                        
                        1-3 Those especially who make a profession of religion, should keep
from all appearances of evil. A wise man has great advantage over a
fool, who is always at a loss when he has anything to do. Sin is... 
- 
                        
                        A WISE MAN'S HEART, i.e. his understanding or wisdom, IS AT HIS RIGHT
HAND; is always present with him, and ready to direct him in all his
actions. He manageth all his affairs prudently and piously. H... 
- 
                        
                        SAYINGS COMPARING THE WISE AND THE UNLEARNED AND THOUGHTLESS
(ECCLESIASTES 10:1).
Ecclesiastes 10:1
‘Dead flies cause the ointment of the perfumer to smell and putrefy,
so does a little folly outwei... 
- 
                        
                        Ecclesiastes 8:16-12
I. The Preacher commences this section by carefully defining his
position and equipment as he starts on his last course. (1) His first
conclusion is that wisdom, which of all temp... 
- 
                        
                        Ecclesiastes 8:16-10
I. At the end of chap. viii. and the beginning of chap. ix., Koheleth
points out that it is impossible for us to construct a satisfactory
policy of life. "The work of God," or, as... 
- 
                        
                        CONTENTS: Proverbs recommending wisdom as of great use for the right
ordering of our lives.
CHARACTERS: Solomon.
CONCLUSION: Fools are apt, at every turn, to proclaim their folly, for
if one is lack... 
- 
                        
                        Ecclesiastes 10:1. _Dead flies cause the ointment,_ of exquisite
perfumes, _to send forth a stinking savour;_ a satirical proverb,
applicable to characters in all the public walks of life. A general,... 
- 
                        
                        _A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at
his left._
HEART AND HAND
I. The wise man’s heart at his right hand means that his affections
are at their proper objects. The heart is... 
- 
                        
                        ECCLESIASTES—NOTE ON ECCLESIASTES 10:2 The “right hand” is often
associated with strength in the OT. The Preacher is probably referring
to the LEFT to indicate weakness.... 
- 
                        
                        CRITICAL NOTES.—
ECCLESIASTES 10:1. DEAD FLIES.] _Lit_., “Flies of death;” because,
as such, they corrupt the ointment. The apothecary.] A dealer in
spices. Thus it is not the common kind, but a cost... 
- 
                        
                        EXPOSITION
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Section 11. _A little folly mars the effect of wisdom, _and is sure to
make itself conspicuous.
ECCLESIASTES 10:1
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to sen... 
- 
                        
                        Chapter 10:
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a
stinking odor: so does a little folly to him that is in reputation for
wisdom and honor (Ecclesiastes 10:1).
There are cert... 
- 
                        
                        Ecclesiastes 9:10; Ecclesiastes 10:10; Ecclesiastes 10:14; Luke 12:18;... 
- 
                        
                        Heart — His understanding is always present with him and ready to
direct him. He mentions the right hand, because that is the common
instrument of action. A fool's — His understanding is not effectual...