TBESH · H3684
כְּסִיל · ke.sil · fool
fool, stupid fellow, dullard, simpleton, arrogant one
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ke.sil H3684
כְּסִיל (ke.sil) means “fool” in the TBESH Hebrew lexicon from STEPBible.
כְּסִיל Hebrew · H3684 70 tagged occurrences in 69 verses
Pronunciation guide: kes-eel' Strong’s Hebrew pronunciation spelling.
Lexicon entries
Strong’s Hebrew dictionary
from H3688 (כָּסַל); properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
KJV glosses: fool(-ish).
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How translators render H3684
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 |
|---|---|
| of a fool | 10 |
| of fools | 10 |
| a fool | 9 |
| the fool | 5 |
| but a foolish | 4 |
| a foolish | 3 |
| for a fool | 3 |
| of the fool | 3 |
| a fools | 2 |
| but a fool | 2 |
| is a fool | 2 |
| o fools | 2 |
| to a fool | 2 |
| among fools | 1 |
| and a fool | 1 |
| and fools | 1 |
| and the foolish | 1 |
| but foolish | 1 |
| but fools | 1 |
| but the fool | 1 |
| fools | 1 |
| in fools | 1 |
| should the fool | 1 |
| so a fool | 1 |
| than a fool | 1 |
| to fools | 1 |
| Rendering | Count |
|---|---|
| of fools | 16 |
| a fool | 7 |
| of a fool | 7 |
| but a foolish | 3 |
| the fool | 3 |
| a foolish | 2 |
| a fools | 2 |
| but the fool | 2 |
| for a fool | 2 |
| of the fool | 2 |
| of the foolish | 2 |
| to a fool | 2 |
| among fools | 1 |
| and a fools | 1 |
| and foolish | 1 |
| and fools | 1 |
| and is a fool | 1 |
| and ye fools | 1 |
| as the fool | 1 |
| but a fool | 1 |
| but a fools | 1 |
| fools | 1 |
| for the fools | 1 |
| in fools | 1 |
| into a fool | 1 |
| is a fool | 1 |
| not a fool | 1 |
| not neither doth a fool | 1 |
| of a foolish | 1 |
| than the fool | 1 |
| to fools | 1 |
| to the fool | 1 |
Verses containing H3684
Page 1 of 2. 69 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.
- Psalms 49:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For it is clear that wise men die, and the foolish and the senseless both perish and leave their wealth to others.
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 49.11
- Psalms 92:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A senseless man does not know, and a fool does not understand,
Read word by wordSource alternate reference: 92.7
- Psalms 94:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?
Read word by word - Proverbs 1:22
· BSB · 1 occurrence
“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?
Read word by word - Proverbs 1:32
· BSB · 1 occurrence
For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.
Read word by word - Proverbs 3:35
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
Read word by word - Proverbs 8:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
Read word by word - Proverbs 10:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.
Read word by word - Proverbs 10:18
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.
Read word by word - Proverbs 10:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The fool delights in shameful conduct, but a man of understanding has wisdom.
Read word by word - Proverbs 12:23
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A shrewd man keeps his knowledge to himself, but a foolish heart proclaims its folly.
Read word by word - Proverbs 13:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, but a fool displays his folly.
Read word by word - Proverbs 13:19
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
Read word by word - Proverbs 13:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Read word by word - Proverbs 14:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
Read word by word - Proverbs 14:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
Read word by word - Proverbs 14:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
Read word by word - Proverbs 14:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
Read word by word - Proverbs 14:33
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
Read word by word - Proverbs 15:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
Read word by word - Proverbs 15:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
Read word by word - Proverbs 15:14
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
Read word by word - Proverbs 15:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
Read word by word - Proverbs 17:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A rebuke cuts into a man of discernment deeper than a hundred lashes cut into a fool.
Read word by word - Proverbs 17:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
It is better to meet a bear robbed of her cubs than a fool in his folly.
Read word by word - Proverbs 17:16
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
Read word by word - Proverbs 17:21
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A man fathers a fool to his own grief; the father of a fool has no joy.
Read word by word - Proverbs 17:24
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
Read word by word - Proverbs 17:25
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
Read word by word - Proverbs 18:2
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.
Read word by word - Proverbs 18:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.
Read word by word - Proverbs 18:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Read word by word - Proverbs 19:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Better a poor man who walks with integrity than a fool whose lips are perverse.
Read word by word - Proverbs 19:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Luxury is unseemly for a fool—how much worse for a slave to rule over princes!
Read word by word - Proverbs 19:13
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a constant dripping.
Read word by word - Proverbs 19:29
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.
Read word by word - Proverbs 21:20
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
Read word by word - Proverbs 23:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:1
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:3
· BSB · 1 occurrence
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:4
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:5
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:6
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:7
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:8
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:9
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:10
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:11
· BSB · 1 occurrence
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
Read word by word - Proverbs 26:12
· BSB · 1 occurrence
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Read word by word - Proverbs 28:26
· BSB · 1 occurrence
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
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