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כְּסִיל H3684

H3684 is the Hebrew word כְּסִיל, transliterated kᵉçîyl and said kes-eel'. The King James Version most often renders it fool.

Word: כְּסִילTransliteration: kᵉçîylSaid: kes-eel'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 54 verses

What it means

properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly.

Where it comes from

from H3688 (כָּסַל).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 54 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

fool 24×fools 15×foolish 8×fool's 5×neither doth a fool 1×than the fool 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: fool(-ish).

Verses using כְּסִיל

The first 40 of 54 verses, quoted in full.

Psalm 49:10 · KJV

For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.

Psalm 92:6 · KJV

A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

Psalm 94:8 · KJV

Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

Proverbs 1:22 · KJV

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:32 · KJV

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Proverbs 8:5 · KJV

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Proverbs 10:1 · KJV

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

Proverbs 10:23 · KJV

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Proverbs 12:23 · KJV

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

Proverbs 13:16 · KJV

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

Proverbs 13:19 · KJV

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Proverbs 13:20 · KJV

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Proverbs 14:7 · KJV

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Proverbs 14:8 · KJV

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

Proverbs 14:16 · KJV

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

Proverbs 14:24 · KJV

The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

Proverbs 14:33 · KJV

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

Proverbs 15:2 · KJV

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

Proverbs 15:14 · KJV

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

Proverbs 15:20 · KJV

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 17:12 · KJV

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

Proverbs 17:16 · KJV

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Proverbs 17:21 · KJV

He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

Proverbs 17:24 · KJV

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:25 · KJV

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bare him.

Proverbs 18:2 · KJV

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

Proverbs 18:6 · KJV

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

Proverbs 18:7 · KJV

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Proverbs 19:10 · KJV

Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.

Proverbs 19:13 · KJV

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Proverbs 21:20 · KJV

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

Proverbs 23:9 · KJV

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Proverbs 26:3 · KJV

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.

Proverbs 26:4 · KJV

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

Proverbs 26:5 · KJV

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Proverbs 26:6 · KJV

He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, and drinketh damage.

Proverbs 26:10 · KJV

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.

Proverbs 26:11 · KJV

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

Proverbs 28:26 · KJV

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

Proverbs 29:11 · KJV

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3684 mean?

H3684 is the Hebrew word כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl), meaning properly, fat, i.e. (figuratively) stupid or silly.

How is H3684 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it fool (24 times), fools (15 times), foolish (8 times), fool's (5 times), neither doth a fool (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3684 appear in the Bible?

כְּסִיל (kᵉçîyl) is tagged in 54 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3684 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3688 (כָּסַל).

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