KJV dictionary & concordance
Lack of wisdom, sound judgment, or understanding; folly or absurd conduct.
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First occurrence: 2 Samuel 15:31
Complete exact-word concordance
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Though thou shouldest bray a foole in a morter among wheate with a pestell, yet will not his foolishnesse depart from him.
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:
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.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishnesse: and the end of his talke is mischieuous madnesse.
1611 marginal noteHeb. his mouth.
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Thefts, couetousnesse, wickednesse, deceit, lasciuiousnesse, an euill eye, blasphemie, pride, foolishnesse:
1611 marginal noteMatth. 15.19.
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
For the preaching of the Crosse is to them that perish, foolishnesse: but vnto vs which are saued, it is the power of God.
1611 marginal noteRom. 1.16.
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
For after that, in the wisedom of God, the world by wisedome knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishnesse of preaching, to saue them that beleeue.
1611 marginal noteRom. 1.20.
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
But wee preach Christ crucified, vnto the Iewes a stumbling block, and vnto the Greekes, foolishnesse:
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Because the foolishnesse of God is wiser then men: and the weakenesse of God is stronger then men.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
But the naturall man receiueth not the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishnesse vnto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
For the wisedome of this world is foolishnesse with God: for it is written, Hee taketh the wise in their owne craftinesse.
1611 marginal noteIob. 5.13.
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