Hebrew word · H191
אֱוִיל
'evil
fool(ish)
Appears 26 times in 26 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
Where it appears
Job · 2
Psalms · 1
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Psalm 107:17 אֱ֭וִלִים fools
Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
Proverbs · 19
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Proverbs 1:7 אֱוִילִ֥ים fools
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
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Proverbs 7:22 אֱוִֽיל׃ a fool
He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
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Proverbs 10:8 וֶאֱוִ֥יל and a fool of
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
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Proverbs 10:10 וֶאֱוִ֥יל and a fool of
He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
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Proverbs 10:14 אֱ֝וִיל a fool
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
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Proverbs 10:21 וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים and fools
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
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Proverbs 11:29 אֱ֝וִ֗יל a fool
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
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Proverbs 12:15 אֱ֭וִיל a fool
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
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Proverbs 12:16 אֱוִ֗יל a fool
A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
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Proverbs 14:3 אֱ֭וִיל a fool
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
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Proverbs 14:9 אֱ֭וִלִים fools
Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
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Proverbs 15:5 אֱוִ֗יל a fool
A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
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Proverbs 16:22 אֱוִלִ֣ים fools
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
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Proverbs 17:28 אֱוִ֣יל a fool
Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
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Proverbs 20:3 אֱ֝וִ֗יל fool
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
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Proverbs 24:7 לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל for a fool
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
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Proverbs 27:3 אֱ֝וִ֗יל a fool
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
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Proverbs 27:22 הָאֱוִ֨יל׀ the fool
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
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Proverbs 29:9 אֱוִ֑יל a fool
If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
Isaiah · 2
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Isaiah 19:11 אֱוִלִים֙ fools
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
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Isaiah 35:8 וֶאֱוִילִ֖ים and fools
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
Jeremiah · 1
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Jeremiah 4:22 אֱוִ֣יל [is] a fool
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Hosea · 1
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Hosea 9:7 אֱוִ֣יל [is] a fool
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
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