כְּסִיל
ke.sil
fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one
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Concordance 69 verses
- Psalms 49:10 כְּסִ֣יל
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
- Psalms 92:6 וּ֝כְסִ֗יל
A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
- Psalms 94:8 וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
- Proverbs 1:22 וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 1:32 כְּסִילִ֣ים
For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
- Proverbs 3:35 וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים
The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
- Proverbs 8:5 וּ֝כְסִילִ֗ים
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
- Proverbs 10:1 כְּ֝סִ֗יל
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
- Proverbs 10:18 כְסִֽיל׃
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
- Proverbs 10:23 לִ֭כְסִיל
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
- Proverbs 12:23 כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים
A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
- Proverbs 13:16 וּ֝כְסִ֗יל
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
- Proverbs 13:19 כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
- Proverbs 13:20 כְסִילִ֣ים
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
- Proverbs 14:7 כְּסִ֑יל
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
- Proverbs 14:8 כְּסִילִ֣ים
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
- Proverbs 14:16 וּ֝כְסִ֗יל
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
- Proverbs 14:24 כְּסִילִ֣ים
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
- Proverbs 14:33 כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
- Proverbs 15:2 כְ֝סִילִ֗ים
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- Proverbs 15:7 כְּסִילִ֣ים
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
- Proverbs 15:14 כְ֝סִילִ֗ים
A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
- Proverbs 15:20 וּכְסִ֥יל
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 17:10 כְּסִ֣יל
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
- Proverbs 17:12 כְּ֝סִ֗יל
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
- Proverbs 17:16 כְּסִ֑יל
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
- Proverbs 17:21 כְּ֭סִיל
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
- Proverbs 17:24 כְ֝סִ֗יל
Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
- Proverbs 17:25 כְּסִ֑יל
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
- Proverbs 18:2 כְּ֭סִיל
A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
- Proverbs 18:6 כְ֭סִיל
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
- Proverbs 18:7 כְ֭סִיל
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
- Proverbs 19:1 כְסִֽיל׃
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
- Proverbs 19:10 לִכְסִ֣יל
Luxury is unseemly for a fool— how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
- Proverbs 19:13 כְּסִ֑יל
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
- Proverbs 19:29 כְּסִילִֽים׃
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
- Proverbs 21:20 וּכְסִ֖יל
Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
- Proverbs 23:9 כְ֭סִיל
Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
- Proverbs 26:1 לִכְסִ֣יל
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
- Proverbs 26:3 כְּסִילִֽים׃
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
- Proverbs 26:4 כְּ֭סִיל
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
- Proverbs 26:5 כְ֭סִיל
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
- Proverbs 26:6 כְּסִֽיל׃
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
- Proverbs 26:7 כְסִילִֽים׃
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
- Proverbs 26:8 לִכְסִ֣יל
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
- Proverbs 26:9 כְסִילִֽים׃
Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
- Proverbs 26:10 כְּ֝סִ֗יל
Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
- Proverbs 26:11 כְּ֝סִ֗יל
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
- Proverbs 26:12 לִכְסִ֣יל
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
- Proverbs 28:26 כְסִ֑יל
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
