Hebrew word · H3684
כְּסִיל
khesil
fool
Appears 70 times in 69 verses of the Hebrew Old Testament.
Where it appears
Psalms · 3
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Psalm 49:10 כְּסִ֣יל a fool
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
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Psalm 92:6 וּ֝כְסִ֗יל and a fool
A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
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Psalm 94:8 וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים and O fools
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Proverbs · 49
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Proverbs 1:22 וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים and fools
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
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Proverbs 1:32 כְּסִילִ֣ים fools
For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
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Proverbs 3:35 וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים and fools
The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
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Proverbs 8:5 וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים and O fools
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
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Proverbs 10:1 כְּ֝סִ֗יל a fool
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
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Proverbs 10:18 כְסִֽיל׃ [is] a fool
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
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Proverbs 10:23 לִ֭כְסִיל for a fool
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
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Proverbs 12:23 כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים fools
A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
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Proverbs 13:16 וּ֝כְסִ֗יל and a fool
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
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Proverbs 13:19 כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים fools
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
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Proverbs 13:20 כְסִילִ֣ים fools
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
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Proverbs 14:7 כְּסִ֑יל a fool
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
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Proverbs 14:8 כְּסִילִ֣ים fools
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
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Proverbs 14:16 וּ֝כְסִ֗יל and a fool
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
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Proverbs 14:24 כְּסִילִ֣ים fools
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
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Proverbs 14:33 כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים fools
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
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Proverbs 15:2 כְ֝סִילִ֗ים fools
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
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Proverbs 15:7 כְּסִילִ֣ים fools
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
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Proverbs 15:14 כְ֝סִילִ֗ים fools
A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
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Proverbs 15:20 וּכְסִ֥יל and a fool
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
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Proverbs 17:10 כְּסִ֣יל a fool
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
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Proverbs 17:12 כְּ֝סִ֗יל a fool
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
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Proverbs 17:16 כְּסִ֑יל a fool
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
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Proverbs 17:21 כְּ֭סִיל a fool
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
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Proverbs 17:24 כְ֝סִ֗יל a fool
Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
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Proverbs 17:25 כְּסִ֑יל a fool
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
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Proverbs 18:2 כְּ֭סִיל a fool
A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
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Proverbs 18:6 כְ֭סִיל a fool
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
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Proverbs 18:7 כְ֭סִיל a fool
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
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Proverbs 19:1 כְסִֽיל׃ [is] a fool
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
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Proverbs 19:10 לִכְסִ֣יל for a fool
Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
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Proverbs 19:13 כְּסִ֑יל a fool
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
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Proverbs 19:29 כְּסִילִֽים׃ fools
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
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Proverbs 21:20 וּכְסִ֖יל and a fool
Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
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Proverbs 23:9 כְ֭סִיל a fool
Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
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Proverbs 26:1 לִכְסִ֣יל for a fool
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
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Proverbs 26:3 כְּסִילִֽים׃ fools
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
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Proverbs 26:4 כְּ֭סִיל a fool
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
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Proverbs 26:5 כְ֭סִיל a fool
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
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Proverbs 26:6 כְּסִֽיל׃ a fool
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
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Proverbs 26:7 כְסִילִֽים׃ fools
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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Proverbs 26:8 לִכְסִ֣יל to a fool
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
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Proverbs 26:9 כְסִילִֽים׃ fools
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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Proverbs 26:10 כְּ֝סִ֗יל a fool
Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
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Proverbs 26:11 כְּ֝סִ֗יל a fool
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
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Proverbs 26:12 לִכְסִ֣יל [belongs] to a fool
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
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Proverbs 28:26 כְסִ֑יל [is] a fool
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
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Proverbs 29:11 כְסִ֑יל a fool
A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
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Proverbs 29:20 לִכְסִ֣יל [belongs] to a fool
Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Ecclesiastes · 18
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Ecclesiastes 2:14 וְהַכְּסִ֖יל and the fool
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
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Ecclesiastes 2:15 הַכְּסִיל֙ the fool
So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?” And I said to myself that this too is futile.
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Ecclesiastes 2:16 הַכְּסִ֖יל הַכְּסִֽיל׃ the fool
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
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Ecclesiastes 4:5 הַכְּסִיל֙ the fool
The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
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Ecclesiastes 4:13 וּכְסִ֔יל and a fool
Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning.
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Ecclesiastes 5:1 הַכְּסִילִ֖ים the fools
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
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Ecclesiastes 5:3 כְּסִ֖יל a fool
As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
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Ecclesiastes 5:4 בַּכְּסִילִ֑ים in <the> fools
When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
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Ecclesiastes 6:8 הַכְּסִ֑יל the fool
What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
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Ecclesiastes 7:4 כְּסִילִ֖ים fools
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
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Ecclesiastes 7:5 כְּסִילִֽים׃ fools
It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
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Ecclesiastes 7:6 הַכְּסִ֑יל the fool
For like the crackling of thorns under the pot, so is the laughter of the fool. This too is futile.
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Ecclesiastes 7:9 כְּסִילִ֖ים fools
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
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Ecclesiastes 9:17 בַּכְּסִילִֽים׃ among <the> fools
The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
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Ecclesiastes 10:2 כְּסִ֖יל a fool
A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
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Ecclesiastes 10:12 כְּסִ֖יל a fool
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.
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Ecclesiastes 10:15 הַכְּסִילִ֖ים <the> fools
The toil of a fool wearies him, for he does not know the way to the city.
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