Ecclesiastes 10:2 meaning and explanation

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

Ecclesiastes 10:2, Berean Standard Bible

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The Preacher, a wisdom teacher in the book of Ecclesiastes, is contrasting two ways of living. In the ancient world the right hand commonly stood for strength, favor and the better path, while the left suggested weakness or misdirection.

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