39 occurrences

'Fool' in the Bible

He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.

Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly.

A rebuke entereth deeper into one that hath understanding Than a hundred stripes into a fool.

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, Rather than a fool in his folly.

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, Seeing he hath no understanding?

Wisdom is before the face of him that hath understanding; But the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

Delicate living is not seemly for a fool; Much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Wisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own conceit.

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool Cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh in damage.

As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
אויל 
'eviyl 
Usage: 26

אולי 
'eviliy 
Usage: 1

אוּלת 
'ivveleth 
Usage: 25

בּער 
Ba`ar 
Usage: 5

הלל 
Halal 
Usage: 165

יאל 
Ya'al 
Usage: 4

כּסיל 
K@ciyl 
Usage: 70

כּסילוּת 
K@ciyluwth 
Usage: 1

כּסל 
Kacal 
Usage: 1

נבל 
Nabel 
Usage: 25

נבל 
Nabal 
Usage: 18

סכל 
Cakal 
Usage: 8

סכל 
Cakal 
Usage: 7

שׂכלוּת סכלוּת 
Cikluwth 
Usage: 7

פּתאי פּתי פּתי 
P@thiy 
Usage: 19

תּפל 
Taphel 
Usage: 7

תּפלה 
Tiphlah 
Usage: 3

ἀνόητος 
Anoetos 
Usage: 5

ἄσοφος 
Asophos 
Usage: 1

ἀσύνετος 
Asunetos 
Usage: 3

ἀφροσύνη 
Aphrosune 
Usage: 3

ἄφρων 
Aphron 
Usage: 9

μωραίνω 
Moraino 
Usage: 2

μωρία 
Moria 
Usage: 5

μωρολογία 
Morologia 
Usage: 1

μωρός 
Moros 
Usage: 6

παραφρονέω 
Paraphroneo 
as a fool
Usage: 1

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