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Hebrew word · H191

אֱוִיל

'evil

fool(ish)

Appears 26 times in 26 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.

Where it appears

Job · 2
  1. Job 5:2 לֶֽ֭אֱוִיל <to> a fool

    For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.

  2. Job 5:3 אֱוִ֣יל a fool

    I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.

Psalms · 1
  1. Psalm 107:17 אֱ֭וִלִים fools

    Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.

Proverbs · 19
  1. Proverbs 1:7 אֱוִילִ֥ים fools

    The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

  2. 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,

  3. Proverbs 10:8 וֶאֱוִ֥יל and a fool of

    A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

  4. Proverbs 10:10 וֶאֱוִ֥יל and a fool of

    He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.

  5. Proverbs 10:14 אֱ֝וִיל a fool

    The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.

  6. Proverbs 10:21 וֶֽ֝אֱוִילִ֗ים and fools

    The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

  7. 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.

  8. Proverbs 12:15 אֱ֭וִיל a fool

    The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.

  9. Proverbs 12:16 אֱוִ֗יל a fool

    A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

  10. 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.

  11. Proverbs 14:9 אֱ֭וִלִים fools

    Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.

  12. Proverbs 15:5 אֱוִ֗יל a fool

    A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.

  13. Proverbs 16:22 אֱוִלִ֣ים fools

    Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

  14. Proverbs 17:28 אֱוִ֣יל a fool

    Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

  15. Proverbs 20:3 אֱ֝וִ֗יל fool

    It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.

  16. Proverbs 24:7 לֶֽאֱוִ֣יל for a fool

    Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.

  17. Proverbs 27:3 אֱ֝וִ֗יל a fool

    A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.

  18. 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.

  19. 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
  1. 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”?

  2. 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
  1. 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
  1. 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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