KJV dictionary & concordance
Lacking wisdom or sound judgment; acting or speaking without wisdom.
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First occurrence: Deuteronomy 32:6
Complete exact-word concordance
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.
A foolish sonne is a griefe to his father, & bitternes to her that bare him.
1611 marginal noteChap. 10.1. & 15.20. and 19.13.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.
A foolish sonne is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continuall dropping.
1611 marginal noteChap. 10.1. & 15.20. and 17 21. & 25. and chap. 21.9.
1611 marginal noteChap. 27.15.
There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.
There is treasure to be desired, and oyle in the dwelling of the wise: but a foolish man spendeth it vp.
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether hee rage or laugh, there is no rest.
¶ Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
¶ Better is a poore and a wise child, then an old and foolish king who will no more be admonished.
1611 marginal noteHeb. who knoweth not to be admonished.
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Be not ouermuch wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
1611 marginal noteHeb. not in thy time?
The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because he knoweth not how to go to the city.
The labour of the foolish wearyeth euery one of them; because hee knoweth not how to goe to the citie.
That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;
That frustrateth the tokens of the lyers, and maketh diuiners mad, that turneth wisemen backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish:
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.
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.
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.
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.
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