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H196אֱוִלִי ʼĕvilîy — silly, foolishH3684כְּסִיל kᵉçîyl — properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or sillyH191אֱוִיל ʼĕvîyl — (figuratively) sillyH3687כְּסִילוּת kᵉçîylûwth — sillinessG781ἄσοφος ásophos — unwiseG878ἄφρων áphrōn — properly, mindless, i.e.
stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic,
(practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving
Verses(5+)
- VerseEcclesiastes 4:5The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
- VerseJob 5:2For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
- VerseProverbs 17:21A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
- VerseProverbs 15:5A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
- VerseProverbs 10:23The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
Words (Strong's)(5+)
Topics(1)
Feature Pages(2)
- FeatureThe Great Reversal — the Ledger of LukeLuke keeps accounts: the low lifted, the self-secure emptied — the Magnificat, the blessings and woes, the banquet, Lazarus, and Zacchaeus as one ledger.
- FeatureProverbs — the Study GuideSkill for living in the fear of the LORD — the six collections the book names itself, the keystone that frames it, and the genre key that keeps a proverb from being read as a promise.
Apocrypha (study resources)(5+)
- Study resourceSirach 8:17Consult not with a fool; for he cannot keep counsel.
- Study resourceWisdom of Solomon 3:12Their wives are foolish, and their children wicked:
- Study resourceSirach 18:18A fool will upbraid churlishly, and a gift of the envious consumeth the eyes.
- Study resourceSirach 19:11A fool travaileth with a word, as a woman in labour of a child.
- Study resourceSirach 21:20A fool lifteth up his voice with laughter; but a wise man doth scarce smile a little.