Strong H191אֱוִיל

fool(ish)

Transliteration
'ĕvîyl
Pronunciation
ev-eel'
Morphology
Hebrew Adjective (Masculine)

Definition

From an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly: - fool (-ish) (man).

Detailed definition

STEP sense: fool(ish)

Exact lexical definition: foolish

Part of speech: adjective

BDB context: אֱוִיל 26 adj . foolish

In the Bible

Strong H191 appears in 26 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • fool18
  • foolish5
  • fools2
  • man1

First verses

  1. Job 5:2
    For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
  2. Job 5:3
    I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
  3. Psalms 107:17
    Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
  4. Proverbs 1:7
    The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
  5. 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;
  6. Proverbs 10:8
    The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
  7. Proverbs 10:10
    He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
  8. Proverbs 10:14
    Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
  9. Proverbs 10:21
    The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
  10. Proverbs 11:29
    He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
  11. Proverbs 12:15
    The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
  12. Proverbs 12:16
    A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
  13. Proverbs 14:3
    In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
  14. Proverbs 14:9
    Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
  15. Proverbs 15:5
    A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
  16. Proverbs 16:22
    Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
  17. 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.
  18. Proverbs 20:3
    It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
  19. Proverbs 24:7
    Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
  20. Proverbs 27:3
    A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
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