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Lacking wisdom or sound judgment; acting or speaking without wisdom.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 32:6
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Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
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.
But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the stock is a doctrine of vanities.
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.
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
Thy Prophets haue seene vaine and foolish things for thee, and they haue not discouered thine iniquitie, to turne away thy captiuitie: but haue seene for thee false burdens, and causes of banishment.
1611 marginal noteIere.2.8. and 5.31. and 14.14. and 23.16.
Thus saith the Lord God; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!
Thus saith the LORD God; Woe vnto the foolish prophets, that follow their owne spirit, and haue seene nothing.
1611 marginal noteHeb. walke after.
1611 marginal noteOr, and things which they haue not seene.
¶ And the Lord said unto me, Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.
¶ And the LORD said vnto me, Take vnto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepheard.
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:
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:
And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
And fiue of them were wise, and fiue were foolish.
They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
They that were foolish tooke their lampes, and tooke no oyle with them:
And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
And the foolish said vnto the wise, Giue vs of your oyle, for our lampes are gone out.
1611 marginal noteOr, going out,
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Because that when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankefull, but became vaine in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened:
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