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Lexicon :: Strong's H191 - 'ĕvîl

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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.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

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 Box Job 5:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:2 - “For anger slays the foolish H191 man, H191
And jealousy kills the simple.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 5:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:3 - “I have seen the foolish H191 taking root,
And I cursed his abode immediately.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 107:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 107:17 - Fools, H191 because of [fn]their rebellious way,
And because of their iniquities, were afflicted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:7 - The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge;
Fools H191 despise wisdom and instruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 7:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 7:22 - Suddenly he follows her
As an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or as [fn]one in fetters to the discipline of a fool, H191

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:8 - The wise of heart will receive commands,
But [fn]a babbling fool H191 will be [fn]ruined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 - He who winks the eye causes trouble,
And [fn]a babbling fool H191 will be [fn]ruined.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:14 - Wise men store up knowledge,
But with the mouth of the foolish, H191 ruin is at hand.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:21 - The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools H191 die for lack of [fn]understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 11:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:29 - He who troubles his own house will inherit wind,
And the foolish H191 will be servant to the wisehearted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:15 - The way of a fool H191 is right in his own eyes,
But a wise man is he who listens to counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:16 - A fool’s H191 anger is known at once,
But a prudent man conceals dishonor.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:3 - In the mouth of the foolish H191 is a rod [fn]for his back,
But the lips of the wise will protect them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:9 - Fools H191 mock at [fn]sin,
But among the upright there is [fn]good will.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:5 - A fool H191 [fn]rejects his father’s discipline,
But he who regards reproof is sensible.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it,
But the discipline of fools H191 is folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:28 - Even a fool, H191 when he keeps silent, is considered wise;
When he closes his lips, he is considered prudent.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:3 - [fn]Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man,
But any fool H191 will [fn]quarrel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:7 - Wisdom is too exalted for a fool, H191
He does not open his mouth in the gate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:3 - A stone is heavy and the sand weighty,
But the provocation of a fool H191 is heavier than both of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - Though you pound a fool H191 in a mortar with a pestle along with crushed grain,
Yet his foolishness will not depart from him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:9 - When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish H191 man,
[fn]The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:11 - The princes of [fn]Zoan are mere fools; H191
The advice of Pharaoh’s wisest advisers has become [fn]stupid.
How can you men say to Pharaoh,
“I am a son of the wise, a son of ancient kings”?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 35:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 35:8 - A highway will be there, a roadway,
And it will be called the Highway of Holiness.
The unclean will not travel on it,
But it will be for him who walks that way,
And fools H191 will not wander on it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 4:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 4:22 - “For My people are foolish, H191
They know Me not;
They are stupid children
And have no understanding.
They are shrewd to do evil,
But to do good they do not know.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 9:7 - The days of punishment have come,
The days of retribution have come;
[fn]Let Israel know this!
The prophet is a fool, H191
The [fn]inspired man is demented,
Because of the grossness of your iniquity,
And because your hostility is so great.
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