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Lexicon :: Strong's H3684 - kᵊsîl

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כְּסִיל
Transliteration
kᵊsîl
Pronunciation
kes-eel'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 1011c

Strong’s Definitions

כְּסִיל kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'; from H3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly:—fool(-ish).


KJV Translation Count — Total: 70x

The KJV translates Strong's H3684 in the following manner: fool (61x), foolish (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 70x
The KJV translates Strong's H3684 in the following manner: fool (61x), foolish (9x).
  1. fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כְּסִיל kᵉçîyl, kes-eel'; from H3688; properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly:—fool(-ish).
STRONGS H3684: Abbreviations
I. כְּסִיל 70 noun masculine stupid fellow, dullard, fool; — כ׳ Psalm 49:11 + 44 times; plural כְּסִילִים Psalm 94:8 + 25 times; — || בער Psalm 49:11; Psalm 92:7; Psalm 94:8, elsewhere only in Wisdom Literature; he hates knowledge Proverbs 1:22; delights not in understanding Proverbs 18:2; it is his sport to do mischief Proverbs 10:23; his heart proclaimeth אִוֶּלָת Proverbs 12:23; his mouth poureth it forth Proverbs 15:2, and feedeth on it Proverbs 15:14.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

49:11; 49:11; 92:7; 94:8; 94:8

Proverbs

1:22; 10:23; 12:23; 15:2; 15:14; 18:2

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3684 matches the Hebrew כְּסִיל (kᵊsîl),
which occurs 70 times in 69 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Psa 49:10–Pro 28:26)

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:10 -

For he sees that even wise men die;

The [fn]fool H3684 and the senseless alike perish

And leave their wealth to others.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:6 -

A senseless man does not know,

And a fool H3684 does not understand this:

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:8 -

Discern, you senseless among the people;

And when will you have insight, you fools H3684?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22 -

“How long, O simple ones, will you love simplicity?

And scoffers delight in scoffing

And [fn]fools H3684 hate knowledge?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:32 -

“For the turning away of the simple will kill them,

And the complacency of fools H3684 will destroy them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:35 -

The wise will inherit glory,

But [fn]fools H3684 raise up disgrace.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:5 -

“O simple ones, understand prudence;

And, O fools H3684, understand a heart of wisdom.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:1 -

The proverbs of Solomon.

A wise son makes a father glad,

But a foolish H3684 son is a grief to his mother.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:18 -

He who covers up hatred has lying lips,

And he who spreads a bad report is a fool H3684.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 -

Doing wickedness is like laughing to a fool H3684,

And so is wisdom to a man of discernment.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 -

A prudent man conceals knowledge,

But the heart of fools H3684 proclaims folly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 -

Every prudent man acts with knowledge,

But a fool H3684 spreads out folly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 -

Desire realized is pleasant to the soul,

But it is an abomination to fools H3684 to turn away from evil.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 -

He who walks with the wise will be wise,

But the friend of fools H3684 will suffer harm.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:7 -

Leave the presence of a fool H3684,

As you have not known lips of knowledge there.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 -

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way,

But the folly of fools H3684 is deceit.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:16 -

A wise man fears and turns away from evil,

But a fool H3684 gets angry and feels secure.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:24 -

The crown of the wise is their riches,

But the folly of fools H3684 is folly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:33 -

Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding,

But in the midst of fools H3684 it is merely made known.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:2 -

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge look good,

But the mouth of [fn]fools H3684 pours forth [fn]folly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:7 -

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge,

But the hearts of fools H3684 are not so.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:14 -

The heart of the one who has understanding seeks knowledge,

But the mouth of fools H3684 feeds on folly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:20 -

A wise son makes a father glad,

But a foolish H3684 man despises his mother.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:10 -

A rebuke goes deeper into one who understands

Than a hundred blows into a fool H3684.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:12 -

Let a man meet a bear robbed of her cubs,

Rather than a fool H3684 in his folly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:16 -

Why is there a price in the hand of a fool H3684 to acquire wisdom,

When [fn]he has no heart of wisdom?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:21 -

He who begets a fool H3684 does so to his grief,

And the father of a wicked fool is not glad.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:24 -

Wisdom is in the presence of the one who understands,

But the eyes of a fool H3684 are on the ends of the earth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:25 -

A foolish H3684 son is a vexation to his father

And bitterness to her who gave birth to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:2 -

A fool H3684 does not delight in discernment,

But only in revealing his own heart.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:6 -

A fool’s H3684 lips come with strife,

And his mouth calls for beatings.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:7 -

A fool’s H3684 mouth is his ruin,

And his lips are the snare of his soul.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:1 -

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity

Than he who is crooked in lips and is a fool H3684.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:10 -

Luxury is not fitting for a fool H3684;

Much less for a slave to rule over princes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:13 -

A foolish H3684 son is destruction to his father,

And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:29 -

[fn]Judgments are established for scoffers,

And beatings for the back of fools H3684.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20 -

There is desirable treasure and oil in the abode of the wise,

But a foolish H3684 man swallows it up.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:9 -

Do not speak in the [fn]hearing of a fool H3684,

For he will despise the insight of your speech.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:1 -

Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,

So glory is not fitting for a fool H3684.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:3 -

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,

And a rod for the back of fools H3684.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4 -

Do not answer a fool H3684 according to his folly,

Lest you yourself also be like him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 -

Answer a fool H3684 according to his folly,

Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:6 -

He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence

Who sends words by the hand of a fool H3684.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:7 -

Like the legs which hang limp on the lame,

So is a proverb in the mouth of fools H3684.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:8 -

Like [fn]one who binds a stone in a sling,

So is he who gives glory to a fool H3684.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:9 -

Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a drunkard,

So is a proverb in the mouth of fools H3684.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:10 -

[fn]Like an archer who wounds everyone,

So is he who hires a fool H3684 or who hires those who pass by.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:11 -

Like a dog that returns to its vomit

Is a fool H3684 who repeats [fn]his folly.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:12 -

Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?

There is more hope for a fool H3684 than for him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:26 -

He who trusts in his own heart is a fool H3684,

But he who walks wisely will escape.


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