KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A person lacking wisdom or moral understanding. Sense 2: As a verb, to act foolishly or deceive.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: 1 Samuel 26:21
Complete exact-word concordance
Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
Excellent speech becommeth not a foole: much lesse doe lying lippes a prince.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a lip of excellency.
1611 marginal noteHeb. a lip of lying.
A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.
A reproofe entreth more into a wise man, then an hundred stripes into a foole.
1611 marginal noteOr, a reproofe aweth more a wise man, then to strike a foole an hundred times.
Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.
Let a beare robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather then a foole in his folly.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Wherfore is there a price in the hand of a foole to get wisedome, seeing he hath no heart to it?
He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.
He that begetteth a foole, doth it to his sorrow: and the father of a foole hath no ioy.
1611 marginal noteCha. 10.1.
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Wisedome is before him that hath vnderstanding: but the eyes of a foole are in the ends of the earth.
1611 marginal noteEccles.2.14. and 8.1.
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Euen a foole, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips, is esteemed a man of vnderstanding.
1611 marginal noteIob 13.5.
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
A foole hath no delight in vnderstanding, but that his heart may discouer it selfe.
BETTER is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
¶ Better is the poore that walketh in his integrity, then he that is peruerse in his lippes, and is a foole.
1611 marginal noteChap.28.6
Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Delight is not seemely for a foole: much lesse for a seruant to haue rule ouer princes.
1611 marginal noteEccle. 10.6. prou. 30.22.
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