כְּסִיל
ke.sil
“fool”
Definition
properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly
from H3688 (כָּסַל);
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Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Masculine)
H:N-M
H:N-M
Occurrences
כְּסִיל appears 64 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
A wise man’s heart inclines to the right,but the heart of a fool to the left.
Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit,for anger settles in the lap of a fool.
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way,but the folly of fools deceives them.
Wisdom is the focus of the discerning,but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,and a rod for the backs of fools!
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