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Lexicon :: Strong's H3684 - kᵊsîl

Aa
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

H3684

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

Page 2 / 2 (Pro 29:11–Ecc 10:15)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:11 - Fools vent their anger,
but the wise quietly hold it back.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:20 - There is more hope for a fool
than for someone who speaks without thinking.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:14 - For the wise can see where they are going, but fools walk in the dark.” Yet I saw that the wise and the foolish share the same fate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:15 - Both will die. So I said to myself, “Since I will end up the same as the fool, what’s the value of all my wisdom? This is all so meaningless!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:16 - For the wise and the foolish both die. The wise will not be remembered any longer than the fool. In the days to come, both will be forgotten.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:5 - “Fools fold their idle hands,
leading them to ruin.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 4:13 - It is better to be a poor but wise youth than an old and foolish king who refuses all advice.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:1 - [fn]As you enter the house of God, keep your ears open and your mouth shut. It is evil to make mindless offerings to God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:3 - Too much activity gives you restless dreams; too many words make you a fool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 5:4 - When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 6:8 - So are wise people really better off than fools? Do poor people gain anything by being wise and knowing how to act in front of others?

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:4 - A wise person thinks a lot about death,
while a fool thinks only about having a good time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:5

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:5 - Better to be criticized by a wise person
than to be praised by a fool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:6 - A fool’s laughter is quickly gone,
like thorns crackling in a fire.
This also is meaningless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 7:9 - Control your temper,
for anger labels you a fool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 9:17 - Better to hear the quiet words of a wise person
than the shouts of a foolish king.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:2

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:2 - A wise person chooses the right road;
a fool takes the wrong one.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:12 - Wise words bring approval,
but fools are destroyed by their own words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 10:15 - Fools are so exhausted by a little work
that they can’t even find their way home.

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