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: Psalms 38:5  My wounds stink and are corrupt because of my foolishness <0200>.
: Psalms 69:5  O God, thou knowest my foolishness <0200>; and my sins are not hid from thee.
: Proverbs 5:23  He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly <0200> he shall go astray.
: Proverbs 12:23  A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness <0200>.
: Proverbs 13:16  Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly <0200>.
: Proverbs 14:1  Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish <0200> plucketh it down with her hands.
: Proverbs 14:8  The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly <0200> of fools is deceit.
: Proverbs 14:17  He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly <0200>: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
: Proverbs 14:18  The simple inherit folly <0200>: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
: Proverbs 14:24  The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness <0200> of fools is folly <0200>.
: Proverbs 14:29  He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly <0200>.
: Proverbs 15:2  The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness <0200>.
Proverbs 15:14  The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness <0200>.
: Proverbs 15:21  Folly <0200> is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
uprightly.
: Proverbs 16:22  Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly <0200>.
: Proverbs 17:12  Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly <0200>.
: Proverbs 18:13  He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly <0200> and shame unto him.
: Proverbs 19:3  The foolishness <0200> of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.
: Proverbs 22:15  Foolishness <0200> is bound in the heart of a child; but the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.
: Proverbs 24:9  The thought of foolishness <0200> is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.
: Proverbs 26:4  Answer not a fool according to his folly <0200>, lest thou also be like unto him.
: Proverbs 26:5  Answer a fool according to his folly <0200>, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
Proverbs 26:11  As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly <0200>.
: Proverbs 27:22  Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness <0200> depart from him.


: Genesis 34:7  And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly <05039> in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.
: Deuteronomy 22:21  Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly <05039> in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.
: Joshua 7:15  And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the LORD, and because he hath wrought folly <05039> in Israel.
Judges 19:23  And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly <05039>.
: Judges 19:24  Behold, here is my daughter a maiden, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not so vile <05039> a thing.
thing.
: Judges 20:6  And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly <05039> in Israel.
Judges 20:10  And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of : : : Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly <05039> that they have wrought in Israel.
: 1 Samuel 25:25  Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly <05039> is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.
: 2 Samuel 13:12  And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly <05039>.
: Job 42:8  Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly <05039>, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.
: Isaiah 9:17  Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly <05039>. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
: Isaiah 32:6  For the vile person will speak villany <05039>, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
: Jeremiah 29:23  Because they have committed villany <05039> in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbours’ wives, and have spoken lying words in my name, which I have not commanded them; even I know, and am a witness, saith the LORD.


: Ecclesiastes 1:17  And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly <05531>: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
: Ecclesiastes 2:3  I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly <05531>, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
: Ecclesiastes 2:12  And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly <05531>: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
: Ecclesiastes 2:13  Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly <05531>, as far as light excelleth darkness.
: 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 <05531> and madness:
: Ecclesiastes 10:1  Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly <05531> him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
: Ecclesiastes 10:13  The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness <05531>: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.