TBESH · H0191
אֱוִיל · e.vil · fool(ish)
1) be foolish, foolish 1a) (subst) 1a1) of one who despises wisdom 1a2) of one who mocks when guilty 1a3) of one who is quarrelsome 1a4) of one who is licentious
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e.vil H191
אֱוִיל (e.vil) means “fool(ish)” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
אֱוִיל Hebrew · H191 26 tagged occurrences in 26 verses
Pronunciation guide: ev-eel' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly
KJV glosses: fool(-ish) (man).
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How translators render H191
Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| a fool | 6 |
| fools | 3 |
| but fools | 2 |
| of a fool | 2 |
| a fools | 1 |
| and foolish | 1 |
| and fools | 1 |
| and the fool | 1 |
| are fools | 1 |
| but foolish | 1 |
| fool | 1 |
| for a fool | 1 |
| from a fool | 1 |
| is called a fool | 1 |
| like a deer | 1 |
| of fools | 1 |
| of the fool | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| fools | 4 |
| a fool | 3 |
| fool | 2 |
| of the foolish | 2 |
| a fools | 1 |
| and the fool | 1 |
| but a fools | 1 |
| but every fool | 1 |
| but fools | 1 |
| even a fool | 1 |
| foolish | 1 |
| for a fool | 1 |
| of a fool | 1 |
| of fools | 1 |
| or as a fool | 1 |
| the foolish | 1 |
| the foolish man | 1 |
| though fools | 1 |
| with a foolish | 1 |
Verses containing H191
Page 1 of 1. 26 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Job 5:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For resentment kills a fool, and envy slays the simple.
Read word by word - Job 5:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
I have seen a fool taking root, but suddenly his house was cursed.
Read word by word - Psalms 107:17
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
Read word by word - Proverbs 1:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
Read word by word - Proverbs 7:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
Read word by word - Proverbs 10:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.
Read word by word - Proverbs 10:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He who winks the eye causes grief, and foolish lips will come to ruin.
Read word by word - Proverbs 10:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
Read word by word - Proverbs 10:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
Read word by word - Proverbs 11:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He who brings trouble on his house will inherit the wind, and the fool will be servant to the wise of heart.
Read word by word - Proverbs 12:15
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.
Read word by word - Proverbs 12:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.
Read word by word - Proverbs 14:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
Read word by word - Proverbs 14:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
Read word by word - Proverbs 15:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.
Read word by word - Proverbs 16:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
Read word by word - Proverbs 17:28
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.
Read word by word - Proverbs 20:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
Read word by word - Proverbs 24:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Wisdom is too high for a fool; he does not open his mouth in the meeting place.
Read word by word - Proverbs 27:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Read word by word - Proverbs 27:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.
Read word by word - Proverbs 29:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.
Read word by word - Isaiah 19:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
Read word by word - Isaiah 35:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
Read word by word - Jeremiah 4:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Read word by word - Hosea 9:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
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