Strong's Hebrew · H5036

נָבָל

nâbâl · naw-bawl'

Definitionstupid; wicked (especially impious)
Derivationfrom H5034 (נָבֵל);
KJV usagefool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.
Occurrences18 in the KJV · 18 verses

נָבָל in Scripture

Deuteronomy 32:6 Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee? Deuteronomy 32:21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. 2 Samuel 3:33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth? 2 Samuel 13:13 And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee. Job 2:10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips. Job 30:8 They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth. Psalms 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good. Psalms 39:8 Deliver me from all my transgressions: make me not the reproach of the foolish. Psalms 53:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good. Psalms 74:18 Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. Psalms 74:22 Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily. Proverbs 17:7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
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