Ecclesiastes 10:2
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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; but a fool’s heart at his left.
A wise man’s heart turns him toward the right [which is the way of blessing], but a fool’s heart turns him toward the left [which is the way of condemnation].
A wise man’s heart turns him toward his right hand, but a fool’s heart toward his left.
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
A wise person’s heart goes to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left.
The mind of the wise tends toward the right, but the mind of the fool toward the left.
A wise man’s heart leads him rightly, but a fool’s heart leads him astray;
Sensible thoughts lead you to do right; foolish thoughts lead you to do wrong.
The heart of a wise [man] is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.
The heart of a wise man is in his right hand, and the heart of a fool is in his left hand.
The thoughts of the wise lead them the right way, but the thoughts of the foolish lead them the wrong way.
If you are wise, you know the right way to go. But a fool is stupid and he goes the wrong way.
A wise man’s heart heads right, but a fool’s heart heads left.
A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left.
A wise man's heart inclines him to the right, but a fool's heart to the left.
The heart of the wise ·leads [goes] to ·right [L the right], but the heart of a fool ·leads [goes] to ·wrong [L the left].
The heart of a wise man is at his right hand: but the heart of a fool is at his left hand.
A wise person’s heart leads the right way. The heart of a fool leads the wrong way.
It is natural for the wise to do the right thing and for fools to do the wrong thing.
A wise man’s heart goes to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left.
A wise man’s heart leads him in the right way. But the heart of a foolish person leads him in the wrong way.
A wise man’s heart tends toward his right, but a fool’s heart tends toward his left.
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; but a fool's heart at his left.
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.
The heart of the wise inclines to his right, but the heart of the fool inclines to his left.
A wise man’s heart leads him to do right, and a fool’s heart leads him to do evil.
Wise thinking leads to right living; Stupid thinking leads to wrong living.
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
A wise person’s heart leads the right way. The heart of a fool leads the wrong way.
The wise heart turns to the right; the foolish heart to the left.
A wise person’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish person’s heart directs him toward the left.
A wise man’s heart directs him toward the right, but the foolish man’s heart directs him toward the left.
The heart of a wise man inclines to the right; the heart of a fool inclines to the left.
The heart of the wise leads to right, but the heart of a fool leads to wrong.
A wise person’s good sense protects him, but a fool’s lack of sense leaves him vulnerable.
The hearts of wise people lead them on the right path. But the hearts of foolish people take them down the wrong path.
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, But a fool’s heart at his left.
A wise man’s heart leads him toward the right. But the foolish man’s heart leads him toward the left.
A wise person chooses the right road; a fool takes the wrong one.
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
A chacham’s lev is at his yamin (right hand); but a kesil’s lev is at his semol (left hand).
A wise man’s heart inclines him toward the right, but a fool’s heart toward the left.
A wise man’s heart inclines him toward the right, but a fool’s heart toward the left.
The heart of the wise is to his right, and the heart of the fool is to his left.
Wise people move to the right where they honor the goodness of God’s creation, while fools move to the left and choose to ignore it.
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, but a fool’s heart at his left.
The heart of a wise man is in his right side; and the heart of a fool is in his left side. (The heart of a wise person is in the right; and the heart of a fool is in the wrong.)
The heart of the wise [is] at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.
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