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.
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Fools
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Ephesians 5:15
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
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כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl · kes-eel'
22 times translated as this KJV form70 total Strong's occurrences
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
Strong's KJV usage: fool(-ish).
Strong's first: Psalms 94:8Strong's last: Ecclesiastes 9:17
Open full H3684 profile →אֱוִיל
ʼĕvîyl · ev-eel'
7 times translated as this KJV form26 total Strong's occurrences
(figuratively) silly
Strong's KJV usage: fool(-ish) (man).
Strong's first: Psalms 107:17Strong's last: Isaiah 35:8
Open full H191 profile →μωρός
mōrós · mo-ros'
3 times translated as this KJV form13 total Strong's occurrences
dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd
Strong's KJV usage: :--fool(-ish, X -ishness).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 23:17Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 4:10
Open full G3474 profile →ἄφρων
áphrōn · af'-rone
2 times translated as this KJV form11 total Strong's occurrences
properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving
Strong's KJV usage: :--fool(-ish), unwise.
Strong's first: Luke 11:40Strong's last: 2 Corinthians 11:19
Open full G878 profile →הָלַל
hâlal · haw-lal'
2 times translated as this KJV form165 total Strong's occurrences
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
Strong's KJV usage: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(-ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Job 12:17Strong's last: Psalms 75:4
Open full H1984 profile →נָבָל
nâbâl · naw-bawl'
2 times translated as this KJV form18 total Strong's occurrences
stupid; wicked (especially impious)
Strong's KJV usage: fool(-ish, -ish man, -ish woman), vile person.
Strong's first: 2 Samuel 13:13Strong's last: Job 30:8
Open full H5036 profile →ἀνόητος
anóētos · an-o'-ay-tos
1 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
unintelligent; by implication, sensual
Strong's KJV usage: :--fool(-ish), unwise.
Strong's first: Luke 24:25Strong's last: Luke 24:25
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ásophos · as'-of-os
1 times translated as this KJV form1 total Strong's occurrences
unwise
Strong's KJV usage: :--fool.
Strong's first: Ephesians 5:15Strong's last: Ephesians 5:15
Open full G781 profile →μωραίνω
mōraínō · mo-rah'-ee-no
1 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
to become insipid; figuratively, to make (passively, act) as a simpleton
Strong's KJV usage: :--become fool, make foolish, lose savour.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Romans 1:22Strong's last: Romans 1:22
Open full G3471 profile →יָאַל
yâʼal · yaw-al'
1 times translated as this KJV form4 total Strong's occurrences
properly, to be slack, i.e. (figuratively) to be foolish
Strong's KJV usage: dote, be (become, do) foolish(-ly).
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Isaiah 19:13Strong's last: Isaiah 19:13
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H5036
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.
H1984
He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.
H5036
They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.
H1984
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
H3684
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
H191
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
H191
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
H3684
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
H3684
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
H3684
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
H3684
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
H191
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
H3684
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
H3684
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
H3684
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
H3684
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
H191
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
H3684
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
H3684
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
H3684
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
H3684
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
H191
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
H3684
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
H3684
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
H3684
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
English meaning and historical usage.
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fool
FOOL, noun [Heb.]
1. One who is destitute of reason, or the common powers of understanding; an idiot. Some persons are born fools, and are called natural fools; others may become fools by some injury done to the brain.
2. In common language, a person who is somewhat deficient in intellect, but not an idiot; or a person who acts absurdly; one who does not exercise his reason; one who pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom.
Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.
3. In scripture, fool is often used for a wicked or depraved person; one who acts contrary to sound wisdom in his moral deportment; one who follows his own inclinations, who prefers trifling and temporary pleasures to the service of God and eternal happiness.
The fool hath said in his heart, there is no God. Psalms 14:1.
4. A weak christian; a godly person who has much remaining sin and unbelief.
O fools, and slow of heart to believe all the prophets have written. Luke 24:25.
Also, one who is accounted or called a fool by ungodly men. 1 Corinthians 4:10.
5. A term of indignity and reproach.
To be thought knowing, you must first put the fool upon all mankind.
6. One who counterfeits folly; a buffoon; as a king's fool
I scorn, although their drudge, to be their fool or jester.
1. To play the fool to act the buffoon; to jest; to make sport.
2. To act like one void of understanding.
To put the fool on, to impose on; to delude.
To make a fool of, to frustrate; to defeat; to disappoint.
FOOL, verb intransitive To trifle; to toy; to spend time in idleness, sport or mirth.
Is this a time for fooling?
FOOL, verb transitive
1. To treat with contempt; to disappoint; to defeat; to frustrate; to deceive; to impose on.
When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat; for fooled with hope, men favor the deceit.
2. To infatuate; to make foolish.
3. To cheat; as, to fool one out of his money.
1. To fool away, to spend in trifles, idleness, folly, or without advantage; as, to fool away time.
2. To spend for things of no value or use; to expend improvidently; as, to fool away money.
FOOL, noun A liquid made of gooseberries scalded and pounded, with cream.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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