Strong's Hebrew · H191
אֱוִיל
ʼĕvîyl · ev-eel'
fool(-ish) (man).
Definition
(figuratively) silly
Derivation
from an unused root (meaning to be perverse);
Appears 26 times in Scripture
“A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.”
“The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.”
“He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.”
“He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,”
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.”
“The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.”
“Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.”
“Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.”
“I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.”
“For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).