Ecclesiastes 10:2 - Compare All Versions

Ecclesiastes 10:2 MSG (The Message)

Wise thinking leads to right living; Stupid thinking leads to wrong living.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 KJV (King James Version)

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

Ecclesiastes 10:2 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

Ecclesiastes 10:2 NCV (New Century Version)

The heart of the wise leads to right, but the heart of a fool leads to wrong.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 ASV (American Standard Version)

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

Ecclesiastes 10:2 NIV (New International Version)

The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 NKJV (New King James Version)

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand, But a fool’s heart at his left.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 AMP (Amplified Bible)

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]. [Matt 25:31-41]

Ecclesiastes 10:2 NLT (New Living Translation)

A wise person chooses the right road; a fool takes the wrong one.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

A wise man’s heart inclines him to the right, but a fool’s heart to the left.