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foolishness

Meaning of “foolishness”

Lack of wisdom, sound judgment, or understanding; folly or absurd conduct.

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First occurrence: 2 Samuel 15:31

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Ecclesiastes 7:25
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 7:25 · retained source text

I applyed mine heart to know, and to search, and to seeke out wisdome, and the reason of things, aud to know the wickednes of folly, euen of foolishnesse and madnesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. I and mine heart compassed.

Ecclesiastes 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
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1611 witness · Ecclesiastes 10:13 · retained source text

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishnesse: and the end of his talke is mischieuous madnesse.

1611 marginal noteHeb. his mouth.

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