KJV dictionary & concordance
Persons lacking wisdom or sound judgment, especially in moral or spiritual conduct.
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First occurrence: 2 Samuel 13:13
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¶ The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
¶ The feare of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
1611 marginal noteOr, the principall part.
1611 marginal noteIob 28.28. psal. 111.10. prou.9.10.
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
How long, ye simple ones, will ye loue simplicitie? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fooles hate knowledge?
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fooles shall destroy them.
1611 marginal noteOr, ease of the simple.
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
The wise shall inherite glory, but shame shalbe the promotion of fooles.
1611 marginal noteHebr. exalteth the fooles.
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
O yee simple, vnderstand wisedome: and yee fooles, be yee of an vnderstanding heart.
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
The lippes of the righteous feed many: but fooles die for want of wisedome.
1611 marginal noteHebr. of heart.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fooles proclaimeth foolishnesse.
1611 marginal noteChap. 13.16. & 15.2.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soule: but it is abomination to fooles to depart from euill.
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
He that walketh with wise men, shall be wise: but a companion of fooles shall be destroyed.
1611 marginal noteHeb. shalbe broken.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
The wisedome of the prudent is to vnderstand his way: but the folly of fooles is deceit.
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