Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 10:2–3

²A wise man’s heart inclines to the right,

but the heart of a fool to the left.

³Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking,

and he shows everyone that he is a fool.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A wise man’s	חָכָם֙	ḥā·ḵām	Adjective - masculine singular	H2450 wise
heart	לֵ֤ב	lêḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
inclines to the right	לִֽימִינ֔וֹ	lî·mî·nōw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3225 right hand
but the heart	וְלֵ֥ב	wə·lêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
of a fool	כְּסִ֖יל	kə·sîl	Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
to the left	לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃	liś·mō·lōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8040 the left

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Even	וְגַם־	wə·ḡam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
as the fool	כְּשֶׁהַסָּכָל	kə·šɛ·has·så̄·ḵå̄l	Preposition-k, Pronoun - relative; Noun - masculine singular	H5530 fool
walks	הֹלֵ֖ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
along the road	בַּדֶּ֛רֶךְ	bad·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
his sense	לִבּ֣וֹ	lib·bōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
is lacking	חָסֵ֑ר	ḥā·sêr	Adjective - masculine singular	H2638 needy, lacking, in want of
and he shows	וְאָמַ֥ר	wə·’ā·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
everyone	לַכֹּ֖ל	lak·kōl	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that he	הֽוּא׃	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
is a fool	סָכָ֥ל	sā·ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular	H5530 fool

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ecclesiastes 10:2 Ecclesiastes 10:14 · Luke 12:18–20 · Proverbs 14:8 · Proverbs 17:16 · Ecclesiastes 10:10 · Luke 14:28–32

Ecclesiastes 10:3 Proverbs 18:2 · Proverbs 13:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.