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
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.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but euery foole will be medling.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisedome of thy words.
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
Wisedome is too high for a foole: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
AS snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.
¶ As snow in summer, and as raine in haruest: so honour is not seemely for a foole.
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