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foolish

Meaning of “foolish”

Lacking wisdom or sound judgment; acting or speaking without wisdom.

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52 occurrences52 verses19 booksKJV PCE

First occurrence: Deuteronomy 32:6

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Jeremiah 4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 4:22 · retained source text

For my people is foolish, they haue not knowen me, they are sottish children, and they haue none vnderstanding: they are wise to doe euill, but to doe good they haue no knowledge.

Jeremiah 5:4
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the Lord, nor the judgment of their God.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:4 · retained source text

Therefore I said, Surely these are poore, they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the iudgement of their God.

Jeremiah 5:21
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 5:21 · retained source text

Heare now this, O foolish people, and without vnderstanding, which haue eyes and see not, which haue eares and heare not.

1611 marginal noteHeb. heart.

1611 marginal noteIsai. 6.9. matth. 13.14. acts 28.26. rom.11.8. ioh.12.40.

Jeremiah 10:8
But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
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1611 witness · Jeremiah 10:8 · retained source text

But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stocke is a doctrine of vanities.

1611 marginal noteHeb. in one, or at once.

1611 marginal noteIsa.41.29 abac. 2.18. zec.10.1.

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