folly, foolishness Another spelling of sikh.lut (סִכְלוּת "folly" H5531B)
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H5531 — שִׂכְלוּת
sikh.lut · folly · Hebrew/Aramaic
7 tagged verse occurrences
Ecclesiastes 1:17 · וְשִׂכְל֑וּתSo I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.Ecclesiastes 2:3 · בְּסִכְל֔וּתI sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.Ecclesiastes 2:12 · וְסִכְל֑וּתThen I turned to consider wisdom and madness and folly; for what more can the king’s successor do than what has already been accomplished?Ecclesiastes 2:13 · הַסִּכְל֑וּתAnd I saw that wisdom exceeds folly, just as light exceeds darkness:Ecclesiastes 7:25 · וְהַסִּכְל֖וּתI directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.Ecclesiastes 10:1 · סִכְל֥וּתAs dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.Ecclesiastes 10:13 · סִכְל֑וּתThe beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.