Strong H3684כְּסִיל

fool

Transliteration
kesîyl
Pronunciation
kes-eel'
Morphology
Hebrew Noun (Masculine)

Definition

From H3688; properly {fat} that {is} (figuratively) stupid or silly: - fool (-ish).

Detailed definition

fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one

In the Bible

Strong H3684 appears in 69 verses of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • fool60
  • foolish9

First verses

  1. Psalms 49:10
    For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
  2. Psalms 92:6
    A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
  3. Psalms 94:8
    Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
  4. Proverbs 1:22
    How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
  5. Proverbs 1:32
    For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
  6. Proverbs 3:35
    The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
  7. Proverbs 8:5
    O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
  8. Proverbs 10:1
    The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.
  9. Proverbs 10:18
    He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
  10. Proverbs 10:23
    It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
  11. Proverbs 12:23
    A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
  12. Proverbs 13:16
    Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
  13. Proverbs 13:19
    The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
  14. Proverbs 13:20
    He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
  15. Proverbs 14:7
    Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
  16. Proverbs 14:8
    The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
  17. Proverbs 14:16
    A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
  18. Proverbs 14:24
    The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
  19. Proverbs 14:33
    Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
  20. Proverbs 15:2
    The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
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