Lexicon entry · Hebrew
H3684כְּסִילke.sil
foolPart of speech: Hebrew Noun (Masculine)
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70 occurrences in 69 verses
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Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to buy wisdom, seeing he hath no understanding?
כְּסִ֑יל ke.Sil “a fool”
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow; and the father of a churl hath no joy.
כְּ֭סִיל Ke.sil “a fool”
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
כְ֝סִ֗יל khe.Sil “a fool”
A foolish son is vexation to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.
כְּסִ֑יל ke.Sil “a fool”
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may lay itself bare.
כְּ֭סִיל Ke.sil “a fool”
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
כְ֭סִיל Khe.sil “a fool”
A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
כְ֭סִיל Khe.sil “a fool”
Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips and a fool at the same time.
כְסִֽיל׃ khe.Sil “[is] a fool”
Luxury is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
לִכְסִ֣יל (כְסִ֣יל) kh.Sil “a fool”
A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
כְּסִ֑יל ke.Sil “a fool”
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
כְּסִילִֽים׃ ke.si.Lim “fools”
There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swalloweth it up.
וּכְסִ֖יל (כְסִ֖יל) khe.Sil “a fool”
Speak not in the ears of a fool; for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
כְ֭סִיל Khe.sil “a fool”
As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
לִכְסִ֣יל (כְסִ֣יל) kh.Sil “a fool”
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
כְּסִילִֽים׃ ke.si.Lim “fools”
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
כְּ֭סִיל Ke.sil “a fool”
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.
כְ֭סִיל Khe.sil “a fool”
He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off his own feet, and drinketh damage.
כְּסִֽיל׃ ke.Sil “a fool”
The legs hang limp from the lame; so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
כְסִילִֽים׃ khe.si.Lim “fools”
As a small stone in a heap of stones, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
לִכְסִ֣יל (כְסִ֣יל) kh.Sil “a fool”
As a thorn that cometh into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
כְסִילִֽים׃ khe.si.Lim “fools”
A master performeth all things; but he that stoppeth a fool is as one that stoppeth a flood.
כְּ֝סִ֗יל ke.Sil “a fool”
As a dog that returneth to his vomit, so is a fool that repeateth his folly.
כְּ֝סִ֗יל ke.Sil “a fool”
Seest thou a man wise in his own eyes? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
לִכְסִ֣יל (כְסִ֣יל) kh.Sil “a fool”
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall escape.
כְסִ֑יל khe.Sil “[is] a fool”