Strong's Hebrew · H3684
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl · kes-eel'
Definitionproperly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
Derivationfrom H3688 (כָּסַל);
KJV usagefool(-ish).
Occurrences70 in the KJV · 69 verses
כְּסִיל in Scripture
Psalms 49:10
For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 92:6
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Psalms 94:8
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Proverbs 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Proverbs 1:32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
Proverbs 3:35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
Proverbs 8:5
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
Proverbs 10:1
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
Proverbs 10:18
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Proverbs 10:23
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Proverbs 12:23
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
Proverbs 13:16
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
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