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Lexicon :: Strong's H191 - 'ĕvîl

Aa
אֱוִיל
Transliteration
'ĕvîl
Pronunciation
ev-eel'
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Part of Speech
masculine adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root (meaning to be perverse)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 44a

Strong’s Definitions

אֱוִיל ʼĕvîyl, ev-eel'; from an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly:—fool(-ish) (man).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x

The KJV translates Strong's H191 in the following manner: fool(s) (20x), foolish (man) (6x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 26x
The KJV translates Strong's H191 in the following manner: fool(s) (20x), foolish (man) (6x).

  1. be foolish, foolish

    1. (subst)

      1. of one who despises wisdom

      2. of one who mocks when guilty

      3. of one who is quarrelsome

      4. of one who is licentious

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אֱוִיל ʼĕvîyl, ev-eel'; from an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly:—fool(-ish) (man).
STRONGS H191: Abbreviations
אֱוִיל 26 adjective (foolish — א׳ Job 5:2 +; plural אֱוִילִים Psalm 107:17 +, etc.; — foolish, Proverbs 29:9 (אִישׁ א׳) Hosea 9:7 (predicate of prophet); compare Isaiah 35:8, elsewhere noun masculine fool (always morally bad), who despises wisdom & discipline Proverbs 1:7; Proverbs 15:5; mocks at guilt Proverbs 14:9; is quarrelsome Proverbs 20:3; licentious Proverbs 7:22; it is folly & useless to instruct him Proverbs 16:22; Proverbs 27:22 (19 times Proverbs); compare also Jeremiah 4:22; Job 5:2, 3; Isaiah 19:11; Psalm 107:17.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Job

5:2; 5:2; 5:3

Psalms

107:17; 107:17

Proverbs

1:7; 7:22; 14:9; 15:5; 16:22; 20:3; 27:22; 29:9

Isaiah

19:11; 35:8

Jeremiah

4:22

Hosea

9:7

H191

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H191 matches the Hebrew אֱוִיל ('ĕvîl),
which occurs 26 times in 26 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2 - For wrath is the cause of death to the foolish, and he who has no wisdom comes to his end through passion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3 - I have seen the foolish taking root, but suddenly the curse came on his house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:17 - Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:7 - The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22 - The simple man goes after her, like an ox going to its death, like a roe pulled by a cord;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:8 - The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 - He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:14 - Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 - The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:29 - The troubler of his house will have the wind for his heritage, and the foolish will be servant to the wise-hearted.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15 - The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:3 - In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9 - In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:5 - A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28 - Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:3 - It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:7 - Wisdom is outside the power of the foolish: he keeps his mouth shut in the public place.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone has great weight, and sand is crushing; but the wrath of the foolish is of greater weight than these.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:9 - If a wise man goes to law with a foolish man, he may be angry or laughing, but there will be no rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11 - The chiefs of Zoan are completely foolish; the wisest guides of Pharaoh have become like beasts: how do you say to Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the offspring of early kings?

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:8 - And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:22 - For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:7 - The days of punishment, the days of reward are come; Israel will be put to shame; the prophet is foolish, the man who has the spirit is off his head, because of your great sin.
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