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אֱוִיל H191

ʼĕvîyl — fool(-ish) (man).. Appears in 26 verses. Full definition →
Job 5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. Job 5:3 I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation. Psalms 107:17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted. Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 7:22 He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks; Proverbs 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. Proverbs 10:10 He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall. Proverbs 10:14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction. Proverbs 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom. Proverbs 11:29 He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart. Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise. Proverbs 12:16 A fool' s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame. Proverbs 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them. Proverbs 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour. Proverbs 15:5 A fool despiseth his father' s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent. Proverbs 16:22 Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly. Proverbs 17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding. Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling. Proverbs 24:7 Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate. Proverbs 27:3 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool' s wrath is heavier than them both. Proverbs 27:22 Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. Proverbs 29:9 If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest. Isaiah 19:11 Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise 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 And 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 it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein . Jeremiah 4:22 For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

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