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Lexicon :: Strong's H3684 - kᵊsîl

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

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 1 / 2 (Psa 49:10–Pro 28:26)

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 49:10 - For all can see that the wise die, that the foolish and the senseless also perish, leaving their wealth to others.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 92:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 92:6 - Senseless people do not know, fools do not understand,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:8 - Take notice, you senseless ones among the people; you fools, when will you become wise?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:22 - “How long will you who are simple love your simple ways? How long will mockers delight in mockery and fools hate knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:32 - For the waywardness of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:35 - The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:5 - You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, set your hearts on it.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:1 - The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:18 - Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:23 - A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:19 - A longing fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but fools detest turning from evil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:20 - Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:7 - Stay away from a fool, for you will not find knowledge on their lips.

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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 BoxPro 14:16 - The wise fear the LORD and shun evil, but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.

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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 BoxPro 14:33 - Wisdom reposes in the heart of the discerning and even among fools she lets herself be known.[fn]

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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 BoxPro 15:7 - The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but the hearts of fools are not upright.

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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 BoxPro 15:20 - A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:10 - A rebuke impresses a discerning person more than a hundred lashes a fool.

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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 17:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:16 - Why should fools have money in hand to buy wisdom, when they are not able to understand it?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:21 - To have a fool for a child brings grief; there is no joy for the parent of a godless fool.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:24 - A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:25 - A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:2 - Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:6 - The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:7 - The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:1 - Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:10 - It is not fitting for a fool to live in luxury— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:13 - A foolish child is a father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like the constant dripping of a leaky roof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:29 - Penalties are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 21:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 21:20 - The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 23:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 23:9 - Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:1 - Like snow in summer or rain in harvest, honor is not fitting for a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:3 - A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

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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 26:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:6 - Sending a message by the hands of a fool is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:7 - Like the useless legs of one who is lame is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:8 - Like tying a stone in a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:9 - Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 26:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:10 - Like an archer who wounds at random is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.

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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 26:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 26:12 - Do you see a person wise in their own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:26 - Those who trust in themselves are fools, but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.

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