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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...
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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.”...
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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...
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ECCLESIASTES 9:17 TO ECCLESIASTES 10:15. EXPERIENCE CRYSTALLISED IN
PROVERBS.
Ecclesiastes 9:17 to Eccle
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FOOL'S. dullard's. Hebrew. _kesil_. fat, inert. Same word as in
Ecclesiastes 10:12. See note on Proverbs 1:7....
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_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...
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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
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Dead flies make a perfumer's oil stink, so a little foolishness is
weightier...
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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 - (.) The right hand is
more expert than the left. The godly wise is more on his g...
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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...
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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...
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לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽ ימִינֹ֔ו וְ לֵ֥ב
כְּסִ֖יל
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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...
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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...
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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....
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_Hand, to do well or ill, Deuteronomy i. 39., and Jonas iv. 11.
(Chaldean)_...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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....
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IN THE MIDST OF PRESUMPTION AND ARROGANCE...
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"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...
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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...
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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...
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Ecclesiastes 10:2 mans H2450 heart H3820 hand H3225 fools H3684 heart
H3820 left H8040
wise -...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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_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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Ecclesiastes 9:10; Ecclesiastes 10:10; Ecclesiastes 10:14; Luke 12:18;...
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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...