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Lexicon :: Strong's H200 - 'iûeleṯ

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אִוֶּלֶת
Transliteration
'iûeleṯ
Pronunciation
iv-veh'-leth
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as אֱוִיל (H191)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 44c

Strong’s Definitions

אִוֶּלֶת ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth; from the same as H191; silliness:—folly, foolishly(-ness).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's H200 in the following manner: folly (13x), foolishness (10x), foolish (1x), foolishly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's H200 in the following manner: folly (13x), foolishness (10x), foolish (1x), foolishly (1x).

  1. foolishness, folly

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אִוֶּלֶת ʼivveleth, iv-veh'-leth; from the same as H191; silliness:—folly, foolishly(-ness).
STRONGS H200: Abbreviations
אִוֶּ֫לֶת 25 noun feminine folly. — absolute Proverbs 12:23 +; construct Proverbs 14:8 +; suffix אִוַּלְתִּי Psalm 38:6, etc.; — folly, special product of כְּסִילִים (see כֶּסֶל) Proverbs 12:23 + (12 times); with פְּתָאִים Proverbs 14:18; with אֱוִלִיים only Proverbs 16:22; Proverbs 27:22 for alliteration. It is bound up in mind of boy, to be removed only by rod of discipline Proverbs 22:15; א׳ personified tears down house built by חַכְמוֺת נָשִׁים Proverbs 14:1; it is contrasted with תְּבוּנָה Proverbs 14:29; Proverbs 15:21.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

38:6

Proverbs

12:23; 12:23; 14:1; 14:8; 14:18; 14:29; 15:21; 16:22; 22:15; 27:22

H200

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H200 matches the Hebrew אִוֶּלֶת ('iûeleṯ),
which occurs 25 times in 24 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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My wounds are foul and festering

because of my foolishness.

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God, you know my foolishness,

and my guilty acts are not hidden from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:23

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He will die because there is no discipline,

and be lost because of his great stupidity.

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A shrewd person conceals knowledge,

but a foolish heart publicizes stupidity.

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Every sensible person acts knowledgeably,

but a fool displays his stupidity.

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Every wise woman builds her house,

but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

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The sensible person’s wisdom is to consider his way,

but the stupidity of fools deceives them.

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A quick-tempered person acts foolishly,

and one who schemes is hated.

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The inexperienced inherit foolishness,

but the sensible are crowned with knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:24

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The crown of the wise is their wealth,

but the foolishness of fools produces foolishness.

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A patient person shows great understanding,

but a quick-tempered one promotes foolishness.

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The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,

but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.

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A discerning mind seeks knowledge,

but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:21

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Foolishness brings joy to one without sense,

but a person with understanding walks a straight path.

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Insight is a fountain of life for its possessor,

but the discipline of fools is folly.

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Better for a person to meet a bear robbed of her cubs

than a fool in his foolishness.

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The one who gives an answer before he listens —

this is foolishness and disgrace for him.

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A person’s own foolishness leads him astray,

yet his heart rages against the LORD.

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Foolishness is bound to the heart of a youth;

a rod of discipline will separate it from him.

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A foolish scheme is sin,

and a mocker is detestable to people.

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Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness

or you’ll be like him yourself.

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Answer a fool according to his foolishness

or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:11

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As a dog returns to its vomit,

so also a fool repeats his foolishness.

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Though you grind a fool

in a mortar with a pestle along with grain,

you will not separate his foolishness from him.

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