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
- Job 5:2For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
- Job 5:3I have seen the foolish taking root: but suddenly I cursed his habitation.
- Psalms 107:17Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
- Proverbs 1:7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 7:22He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
- Proverbs 10:8The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
- Proverbs 10:10He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
- Proverbs 10:14Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
- Proverbs 10:21The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
- Proverbs 11:29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.
- Proverbs 12:15The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
- Proverbs 12:16A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
- Proverbs 14:3In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
- Proverbs 14:9Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
- Proverbs 15:5A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.
- Proverbs 16:22Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
- Proverbs 17:28Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
- Proverbs 20:3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
- Proverbs 24:7Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.