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 the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.Job 5:3 · אֱוִ֣ילI have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly I cursed his habitation.Psalm 107:17 · אֱ֭וִלִיםFools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.Proverbs 1:7 · אֱוִילִ֥יםThe fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.Proverbs 7:22 · אֱוִֽיל׃He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.Proverbs 10:8 · וֶאֱוִ֥ילThe wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.Proverbs 10:10 · וֶאֱוִ֥ילOne winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.Proverbs 10:14 · אֱ֝וִילWise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.Proverbs 10:21 · וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗יםThe lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.Proverbs 11:29 · אֱ֝וִ֗ילHe who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. 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 who is wise listens to counsel.Proverbs 12:16 · אֱוִ֗ילA fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.Proverbs 14:3 · אֱ֭וִילThe fool’s talk brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.Proverbs 14:9 · אֱ֭וִלִיםFools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.Proverbs 15:5 · אֱוִ֗ילA fool despises his father’s correction, but he who heeds reproof shows prudence.Proverbs 16:22 · אֱוִלִ֣יםUnderstanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.Proverbs 17:28 · אֱוִ֣ילEven a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.Proverbs 20:3 · אֱ֝וִ֗ילIt is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.Proverbs 24:7 · לֶֽאֱוִ֣ילWisdom is too high for a fool: he doesn’t open his mouth in the gate.Proverbs 27:3 · אֱ֝וִ֗ילA stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.Proverbs 27:22 · הָאֱוִ֨יל׀Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.Proverbs 29:9 · אֱוִ֑ילIf a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.Isaiah 19:11 · אֱוִלִים֙The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, “I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?”Isaiah 35:8 · וֶאֱוִילִ֖יםA highway will be there, a road, and it will be called The Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.Jeremiah 4:22 · אֱוִ֣יל“For my people are foolish, they don’t know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.”Hosea 9:7 · אֱוִ֣ילThe days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.