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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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Matthew 7:26
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 7:26 · retained source text

And euery one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall bee likened vnto a foolish man, which built his house vpon the sand:

Matthew 25:2
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 25:2 · retained source text

And fiue of them were wise, and fiue were foolish.

Matthew 25:3
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
1 word occurrence in this verse
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1611 witness · Matthew 25:3 · retained source text

They that were foolish tooke their lampes, and tooke no oyle with them:

Matthew 25:8
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
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The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Matthew 25:8 · retained source text

And the foolish said vnto the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out.

1611 marginal noteOr, going out,

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