Ecclesiastes 10:2
English Standard Version
2 (A)A wise man's heart inclines him to the right,
but a fool's heart to the left.
Ecclesiastes 10:2
New International Version
2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right,
but the heart of the fool to the left.
Luke 12:18-20
English Standard Version
18 And he said, ‘I will do this: I will tear down my (A)barns and build larger ones, and there I will store all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have ample goods laid up (B)for many years; relax, (C)eat, drink, be merry.”’ 20 But God said to him, (D)‘Fool! (E)This night (F)your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, (G)whose will they be?’
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Luke 12:18-20
New International Version
18 “Then he said, ‘This is what I’ll do. I will tear down my barns and build bigger ones, and there I will store my surplus grain. 19 And I’ll say to myself, “You have plenty of grain laid up for many years. Take life easy; eat, drink and be merry.”’
20 “But God said to him, ‘You fool!(A) This very night your life will be demanded from you.(B) Then who will get what you have prepared for yourself?’(C)
Ecclesiastes 10:14
English Standard Version
14 (A)A fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him (B)what will be after him?
Ecclesiastes 10:14
New International Version
14 and fools multiply words.(A)
No one knows what is coming—
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?(B)
Ecclesiastes 10:10
English Standard Version
10 If the iron is blunt, and one does not sharpen the edge,
he must use more strength,
but wisdom helps one to succeed.[a]
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- Ecclesiastes 10:10 Or wisdom is an advantage for success
Ecclesiastes 10:10
New International Version
10 If the ax is dull
and its edge unsharpened,
more strength is needed,
but skill will bring success.
Luke 14:28-32
English Standard Version
28 For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not (A)first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? 29 Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, 30 saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ 31 Or what king, going out to encounter another king in war, will not (B)sit down first and deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32 And if not, while the other is yet a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace.
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Luke 14:28-32
New International Version
28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31 “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace.
Proverbs 17:16
English Standard Version
16 Why should a fool have money in his hand (A)to buy wisdom
when he has no sense?
Proverbs 17:16
New International Version
16 Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom,
when they are not able to understand it?(A)
Proverbs 14:8
English Standard Version
8 The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,
but the folly of fools is deceiving.
Proverbs 14:8
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 9:10
English Standard Version
10 Whatever your hand finds to do, (A)do it with your might,[a] (B)for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
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- Ecclesiastes 9:10 Or finds to do with your might, do it
Ecclesiastes 9:10
New International Version
10 Whatever(A) your hand finds to do, do it with all your might,(B) for in the realm of the dead,(C) where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.(D)
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