8 occurrences

'Folly' in the Bible

Please, your majesty, don't pay attention to this worthless man Nabal, for he's just like his name. Nabal is his name and folly is his constant companion. But I, your servant, didn't see your majesty's young men whom you sent.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfFoolish PeoplePeople With Apt Names

So take seven bulls and seven rams and bring them to my servant Job. And bring a whole burnt offering for yourselves and my servant Job will pray for you. I'll encourage him by not responding as your disgraceful folly deserves, since you didn't speak about me correctly as did my servant Job."

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfIntercessory PrayerSeven AnimalsSacrificing Cattle Sheep And Goats

Every sensible person acts from knowledge, but a fool demonstrates folly.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfForethoughtsGoal SettingValuing Knowledge

The naive inherit folly, but the careful are crowned with knowledge.

Verse ConceptsPrudenceValuing Knowledge

Therefore the Lord does not have pity on their young men, and has no compassion on their orphans and widows, because each of them was godless and an evildoer, and every mouth spoke folly. "Yet for all this, his anger has not turned away, and his hand is still stretched out, ready to strike.

Verse ConceptsOrphansSin, Nature OfWidowsDecadenceGod's HandVirtues Of Young PeopleGod's Hands Stretched OutLack Of RejoicingNot Helping WidowsHypocrisy

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רדף 
Radaph 
Usage: 143

διώκω 
Dioko 
Usage: 28

ἐπακολουθέω 
Epakoloutheo 
Usage: 4

κατακολουθέω 
Katakoloutheo 
Usage: 2

אוּלת 
'ivveleth 
Usage: 25

אחר 
'achar 
Usage: 488

אחר 
'acher 
Usage: 166

אחרן אחרין 
'acharown 
Usage: 50

אסון 
'acown 
Usage: 5

גּדרה 
G@derah 
Usage: 9

גּליל 
Galiyl 
Usage: 4

דּבק 
Dabaq 
Usage: 54

דּבּר דּבר 
Dober 
Usage: 3

חבק 
Chabaq 
Usage: 13

חבּק 
Chibbuq 
Usage: 2

ילך 
Yalak 
go , walk , come , depart , ...away , follow , get , lead , brought , carry , bring ,
Usage: 0

כּסל 
Kecel 
Usage: 13

כּסלה 
Kiclah 
Usage: 2

לאום לאם 
L@om 
Usage: 35

מכלה מכלאה 
Mikla'ah 
Usage: 3

נבלה 
N@balah 
Usage: 13

נוה נוה 
Naveh 
Usage: 35

סבך 
Cabak 
Usage: 2

סכל 
Cekel 
Usage: 1

שׂכלוּת סכלוּת 
Cikluwth 
Usage: 7

עם 
`am 
Usage: 1867

רגל 
Regel 
Usage: 247

תּפלה 
Tiphlah 
Usage: 3

ἀκολουθέω 
Akoloutheo 
Usage: 67

ἄνοια 
Anoia 
Usage: 2

ἄῤῥωστος 
Arrhostos 
sick , sick folk , be sick , sickly
Usage: 4

αὐλή 
Aule 
Usage: 9

ἀφροσύνη 
Aphrosune 
Usage: 3

δεῦτε 
Deute 
come , follow 9
Usage: 3

ἑλίσσω 
helisso 
fold them up
Usage: 1

ἐξακολουθέω 
Exakoloutheo 
Usage: 3

ἑξῆς 
hexes 
Usage: 5

ἐπαύριον 
Epaurion 
Usage: 17

ἐπιοῦσα 
Epiousa 
Usage: 5

καταδιώκω 
Katadioko 
Usage: 1

μιμέομαι 
Mimeomai 
Usage: 4

μιμητής 
Mimetes 
Usage: 7

ὄπίσω 
Opiso 
Usage: 20

παρακολουθέω 
Parakoloutheo 
Usage: 3

ποίμνη 
Poimne 
Usage: 3

συμμιμητής 
Summimetes 
Usage: 1

συνακολουθέω 
sunakoloutheo 
Usage: 2

τριάκοντα 
Triakonta 
Usage: 7

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