1) be foolish, foolish 1a) (subst) 1a1) of one who despises wisdom 1a2) of one who mocks when guilty 1a3) of one who is quarrelsome 1a4) of one who is licentious
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H191 — אֱוִיל
e.vil · fool(ish) · Hebrew/Aramaic
26 tagged verse occurrences
Job 5:2 · לֶֽ֭אֱוִילFor vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.Job 5:3 · אֱוִ֣ילI have seen the foolish taking root: But suddenly I cursed his habitation.Psalm 107:17 · אֱ֭וִלִיםFools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.Proverbs 1:7 · אֱוִילִ֥יםThe fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.Proverbs 7:22 · אֱוִֽיל׃He goeth after her straightway, As an ox goeth to the slaughter, Or as one in fetters to the correction of the fool;Proverbs 10:8 · וֶאֱוִ֥ילThe wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.Proverbs 10:10 · וֶאֱוִ֥ילHe that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow; But a prating fool shall fall.Proverbs 10:14 · אֱ֝וִילWise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.Proverbs 10:21 · וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗יםThe lips of the righteous feed many; But the foolish die for lack of understanding.Proverbs 11:29 · אֱ֝וִ֗ילHe that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.Proverbs 12:15 · אֱ֭וִילThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.Proverbs 12:16 · אֱוִ֗ילA fool’s vexation is presently known; But a prudent man concealeth shame.Proverbs 14:3 · אֱ֭וִילIn the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride; But the lips of the wise shall preserve them.Proverbs 14:9 · אֱ֭וִלִיםA trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.Proverbs 15:5 · אֱוִ֗ילA fool despiseth his father’s correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.Proverbs 16:22 · אֱוִלִ֣יםUnderstanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly.Proverbs 17:28 · אֱוִ֣ילEven a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.Proverbs 20:3 · אֱ֝וִ֗ילIt is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.Proverbs 24:7 · לֶֽאֱוִ֣ילWisdom is too high for a fool: He openeth not his mouth in the gate.Proverbs 27:3 · אֱ֝וִ֗ילA stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.Proverbs 27:22 · הָאֱוִ֨יל׀Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.Proverbs 29:9 · אֱוִ֑ילIf a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.Isaiah 19:11 · אֱוִלִים֙The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish; the counsel of the wisest counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?Isaiah 35:8 · וֶאֱוִילִ֖יםAnd a highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but is shall be for the redeemed: the wayfaring men, yea fools, shall not err therein.Jeremiah 4:22 · אֱוִ֣ילFor my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.Hosea 9:7 · אֱוִ֣ילThe days of visitation are come, the days of recompense are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the man that hath the spirit is mad, for the abundance of thine iniquity, and because the enmity is great.