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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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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 38:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:5 - My wounds fester and stink
because of my foolish sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 69:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 69:5 - O God, you know how foolish I am;
my sins cannot be hidden from you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:23 - He will die for lack of self-control;
he will be lost because of his great foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:23 - The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge,
but fools broadcast their foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:16 - Wise people think before they act;
fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:1 - A wise woman builds her home,
but a foolish woman tears it down with her own hands.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:8 - The prudent understand where they are going,
but fools deceive themselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:17 - Short-tempered people do foolish things,
and schemers are hated.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:18 - Simpletons are clothed with foolishness,[fn]
but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:24

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:24 - Wealth is a crown for the wise;
the effort of fools yields only foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 14:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:29 - People with understanding control their anger;
a hot temper shows great foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:2 - The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing,
but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:14 - A wise person is hungry for knowledge,
while the fool feeds on trash.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:21 - Foolishness brings joy to those with no sense;
a sensible person stays on the right path.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:22 - Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it,
but discipline is wasted on fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:12 - It is safer to meet a bear robbed of her cubs
than to confront a fool caught in foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:13 - Spouting off before listening to the facts
is both shameful and foolish.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:3 - People ruin their lives by their own foolishness
and then are angry at the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:15 - A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
but physical discipline will drive it far away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:9 - The schemes of a fool are sinful;
everyone detests a mocker.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:4 - Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or you will become as foolish as they are.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:5 - Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools,
or they will become wise in their own estimation.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:11 - As a dog returns to its vomit,
so a fool repeats his foolishness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:22 - You cannot separate fools from their foolishness,
even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.
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