Reference: Fool
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Any person who does not act wisely, that is, does not follow the warnings and requirements of God, which are founded in infinite wisdom. Hence "a fool" is put for a wicked man, an enemy or neglecter of God, Ps 14:1; Pr 19:1. So folly is put for wickedness, 2Sa 13:12-13; Ps 38:5, foolish lusts for wicked lusts, etc. Foolish talking, foolish questions, are vain, empty, unprofitable conversation, 2Ti 2:23.
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And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly. And I, whither shall I carry my shame? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.
My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes.
Hastings
The Heb. language is rich in words which express various kinds of folly. 1. The kes
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and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.
then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the harlot in her father's house: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.
Do ye thus requite Jehovah, O foolish people and unwise? Is not he thy father that hath bought thee? He hath made thee, and established thee.
And it shall be, that he that is taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath; because he hath transgressed the covenant of Jehovah, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.
And David's heart smote him after that he had numbered the people. And David said unto Jehovah, I have sinned greatly in that which I have done: but now, O Jehovah, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
His own iniquities shall take the wicked, And he shall be holden with the cords of his sin.
The foolish woman is clamorous;'she is'simple, and knoweth nothing.
A fool's vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding; But that which is in the inward part of fools is made known.
A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.
A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.
The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool's vexation is heavier than they both.
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
that frustrateth the signs of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that knoweth, and am witness, saith Jehovah.
but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.
But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?
And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!
because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
Watsons
FOOL, FOLLY, or FOOLISHNESS. The term fool is to be understood sometimes according to its plain, literal meaning, as denoting a person void of understanding; but it is often used figuratively, Ps 38:5; 69:5. "The fool," that is, the impious sinner, "hath said in his heart, There is no God," Ps 14:1. "I have sinned: do away the iniquity of thy servant;
for I have done very foolishly," 1Ch 21:8. "Fools make a mock at sin," Pr 14:9. See also the language of Tamar to her brother Amnon: "Do not this folly; for whither shall I cause my shame to go? And as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel," 2Sa 13:13; that is, Thou wilt be accounted a very wicked person. Our Lord seems to have used the term in a sense somewhat peculiar in Mt 5:22: "Whosoever shall say to his brother, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire." But the whole verse shows the meaning to be, that when any one of his professed disciples indulges a temper and disposition of mind contrary to charity, or that peculiar love which the brethren of Christ are bound by his law to have toward each other, Joh 13:34, not only showing anger against another without a cause, but also treating him with contemptuous language, and that with malicious intent, he shall be in danger of eternal destruction.
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And I, whither shall I carry my shame? and as for thee, thou wilt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.
And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beseech thee, the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.
My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, Because of my foolishness.
O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee.
A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.
but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.
A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another; even as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.