Ecclesiastes 10:2

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Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: [so doth] a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom [and] honour.	A wise man's heart [is] at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.	Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth [him], and he saith to every one [that] he [is] a fool.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A wise man's^H2450 heart^H3820 is at his right hand^H3225; but a fool's^H3684 heart^H3820 at his left^H8040.

Original Hebrew

לֵב חָכָם לִימִינֹו וְלֵב כְּסִיל לִשְׂמֹאלֹו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
לֵ֤ב	lev	H3820	HNcmsa	(the) heart of
חָכָם֙	cha.Kham	H2450	HAamsa	a wise (person)
לִֽ/ימִינ֔/וֹ	li./mi.N/o	H3225	HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms	(is) to/ right (hand)/ his
וְ/לֵ֥ב	ve./Lev	H3820	HC/Ncmsa	and/ (the) heart of
כְּסִ֖יל	ke.Sil	H3684	HAamsa	a fool
לִ/שְׂמֹאלֽ/וֹ	li/s.mo.L/o	H8040	HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms	(is) to/ left (hand)/ his

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
H3225 — יָמִין (yâmîyn, yaw-meen'): from יָמַן; the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south; [phrase] left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
H3684 — כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'): from כָּסַל; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly; fool(-ish).
H3820 — לֵב (lêb, labe): a form of לֵבָב; the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything; [phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom] themselves, [idiom] unawares, understanding, [idiom] well, willingly, wisdom.
H8040 — שְׂמֹאול (sᵉmôʼwl, sem-ole'): or שְׂמֹאל; a primitive word (rather perhaps from the same as שִׂמְלָה (by insertion of the aleph) through the idea of wrapping up); properly, dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand; left (hand, side).

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