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 resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.Job 5:3 · אֱוִ֣ילI have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.Psalm 107:17 · אֱ֭וִלִיםFools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.Proverbs 1:7 · אֱוִילִ֥יםThe fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.Proverbs 7:22 · אֱוִֽיל׃He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,Proverbs 10:8 · וֶאֱוִ֥ילA wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.Proverbs 10:10 · וֶאֱוִ֥ילHe who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.Proverbs 10:14 · אֱ֝וִילThe wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.Proverbs 10:21 · וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗יםThe lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.Proverbs 11:29 · אֱ֝וִ֗ילHe who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.Proverbs 12:15 · אֱ֭וִילThe way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.Proverbs 12:16 · אֱוִ֗ילA fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.Proverbs 14:3 · אֱ֭וִילThe proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.Proverbs 14:9 · אֱ֭וִלִיםFools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.Proverbs 15:5 · אֱוִ֗ילA fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.Proverbs 16:22 · אֱוִלִ֣יםUnderstanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.Proverbs 17:28 · אֱוִ֣ילEven a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.Proverbs 20:3 · אֱ֝וִ֗ילIt is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.Proverbs 24:7 · לֶֽאֱוִ֣ילWisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.Proverbs 27:3 · אֱ֝וִ֗ילA stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.Proverbs 27:22 · הָאֱוִ֨יל׀Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.Proverbs 29:9 · אֱוִ֑ילIf a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.Isaiah 19:11 · אֱוִלִים֙The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?Isaiah 35:8 · וֶאֱוִילִ֖יםAnd there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.Jeremiah 4:22 · אֱוִ֣יל“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”Hosea 9:7 · אֱוִ֣ילThe days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.