The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 10:2 Explained

Ecclesiastes 10:2

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

YLT: The heart of the wise is at his right hand, And the heart of a fool at his left.

Darby: The heart of a wise man is at his right hand; but a fool's heart at his left.

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Ecclesiastes 10:2 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 10

1  observations of wisdom and folly
7  death in life
9  and the day of judgment in the days of youth, are to be thought on

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 10:2 mean?

Heart [is] of a wise man at his right hand but a heart of fool at his left
לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽימִינ֔וֹ וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִ֖יל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ

לֵ֤ב  Heart  [is] 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
חָכָם֙  of  a  wise  man 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: חָכָם  
Sense: wise, wise (man).
לִֽימִינ֔וֹ  at  his  right  hand 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָמִין  
Sense: right, right hand, right side.
וְלֵ֥ב  but  a  heart 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֵב 
Sense: inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding.
כְּסִ֖יל  of  fool 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כְּסִיל  
Sense: fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one.
לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ  at  his  left 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שְׂמֹאל  
Sense: the left, the left hand, the left side.