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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.
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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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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5 - My wounds fester and are loathsome because of my sinful folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5 - You, God, know my folly; my guilt is not hidden from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23 - For lack of discipline they will die, led astray by their own great folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - The prudent keep their knowledge to themselves, but a fool’s heart blurts out folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 - All who are prudent act with[fn] knowledge, but fools expose their folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 - The wise woman builds her house, but with her own hands the foolish one tears hers down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:17 - A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18 - The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:24 - The wealth of the wise is their crown, but the folly of fools yields folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29 - Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:2 - The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:14 - The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - Folly brings joy to one who has no sense, but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Prudence is a fountain of life to the prudent, but folly brings punishment to fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:12 - Better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool bent on folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13 - To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - A person’s own folly leads to their ruin, yet their heart rages against the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:15 - Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - The schemes of folly are sin, and people detest a mocker.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4 - Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 - Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:11 - As a dog returns to its vomit, so fools repeat their folly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - Though you grind a fool in a mortar, grinding them like grain with a pestle, you will not remove their folly from them.
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