Foolish in the Bible: 52 times in the King James Version | Thy Word is True

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foolish KJV

“Foolish” is in the King James Bible 52 times, in 52 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

כּסיל kesı̂yl 9 times
μωρός mōros 7 times
נבל nâbâl 7 times
אויל 'ĕvı̂yl 6 times
ἀνόητος anoētos 4 times
ἀσύνετος asunetos 2 times
ἄφρων aphrōn 2 times
הלל hâlal 2 times
סכל sâkâl 2 times
μωραίνω mōrainō 1 time
μωρολογία mōrologia 1 time
אולי 'ĕvilı̂y 1 time

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אוּלת 'ivveleth 1 time
בּער ba‛ar 1 time
יאל yâ'al 1 time
כּסילוּת kesı̂ylûth 1 time
כּסל kâsal 1 time
סכל sâkal 1 time
פּתי פּתי פּתאי pethı̂y pethı̂y pethâ'ı̂y 1 time
תּפל tâphêl 1 time

4 verses in Matthew Show all

Matthew

7:26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
25:3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
25:8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.

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