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אִוֶּ֫לֶת

iv.ve.letfollyHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentNoun · feminine25 occurrences2 books24 verses

Definition

from the same as H191; silliness
Traditional renderings: folly, foolishly(-ness).

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

25 total
  1. Psalm 38:5אִוַּלְתִּֽי׃ · my sinful folly
    My wounds are foul and festering because of my sinful folly.
  2. Psalm 69:5לְאִוַּלְתִּ֑י · my folly
    You know my folly, O God, and my guilt is not hidden from You.
  3. Proverbs 5:23אִוַּלְתּ֣וֹ · folly
    He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
  4. Proverbs 12:23אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ · its folly
    A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
  5. Proverbs 13:16אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ · [his] folly
    Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
  6. Proverbs 14:1וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת · but a foolish one
    Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
  7. Proverbs 14:8וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת · but the folly
    The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
  8. Proverbs 14:17אִוֶּ֑לֶת · foolishly
    A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
  9. Proverbs 14:18אִוֶּ֑לֶת · folly
    The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
  10. Proverbs 14:24אִוֶּ֖לֶת · [but] the effort; אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ · [is] folly
    The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
  11. Proverbs 14:29אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ · folly
    A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
  12. Proverbs 15:2אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ · folly
    The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
  13. Proverbs 15:14אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ · folly
    A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
  14. Proverbs 15:21אִ֭וֶּלֶת · Folly
    Folly is joy to one who lacks judgment, but a man of understanding walks a straight path.
  15. Proverbs 16:22אִוֶּֽלֶת׃ · is folly
    Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
  16. Proverbs 17:12בְּאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ · in his folly
    It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
  17. Proverbs 18:13אִוֶּ֥לֶת · [is] folly
    He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
  18. Proverbs 19:3אִוֶּ֣לֶת · own folly
    A man’s own folly subverts his way, yet his heart rages against the LORD.
  19. Proverbs 22:15אִ֭וֶּלֶת · Foolishness
    Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
  20. Proverbs 24:9אִוֶּ֣לֶת · A foolish
    A foolish scheme is sin, and a mocker is detestable to men.
  21. Proverbs 26:4כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ · according to his folly
    Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
  22. Proverbs 26:5כְּאִוַּלְתּ֑וֹ · according to his folly
    Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
  23. Proverbs 26:11בְאִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃ · his folly
    As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
  24. Proverbs 27:22אִוַּלְתּֽוֹ׃פ · [yet] his folly
    Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.