Ecclesiastes 10:2

The Message

Wise thinking leads to right living; Stupid thinking leads to wrong living.

Cross References

Proverbs 14:8

The wisdom of the wise keeps life on track; the foolishness of fools lands them in the ditch.

Proverbs 15:7

Perceptive words spread knowledge; fools are hollow—there’s nothing to them.

Proverbs 17:16

What’s this? Fools out shopping for wisdom! They wouldn’t recognize it if they saw it!

Ecclesiastes 10:10

Remember: The duller the ax the harder the work; Use your head: The more brains, the less muscle.

Ecclesiastes 10:14

Fools talk way too much, Chattering stuff they know nothing about.

Colossians 3:1

So if you’re serious about living this new resurrection life with Christ, act like it. Pursue the things over which Christ presides. Don’t shuffle along, eyes to the ground, absorbed with the things right in front of you. Look up, and be alert to what is going on around Christ—that’s where the action is. See things from his perspective.