Strong's Hebrew · H200

אִוֶּלֶת

ʼivveleth · iv-veh'-leth

folly, foolishly(-ness).

Definition

silliness

Derivation

from the same as H191 (אֱוִיל);

Appears 25 times in Scripture

Proverbs 26:5

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.

Proverbs 24:9

A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.

Proverbs 15:21

Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.

Psalms 38:5

My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.

Proverbs 15:14

A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.

Proverbs 26:4

Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.

Proverbs 5:23

He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.

Psalms 69:5

You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.

Proverbs 12:23

A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.

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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).

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