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Proverbs 12:16
“A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
אֱוִילʼĕvîyl · ev-eel'
H191 · Hebrew
H191 · Hebrew
- Definition
- (figuratively) silly
- Derivation
- from an unused root (meaning to be perverse);
- KJV renderings
- fool(-ish) (man).
- Grammar
- אֱוִ֗יל — adjective, masculine, singular, absolute
- Usage
- Occurs 26 times in the Hebrew Bible.Job 5:2Job 5:3Psalms 107:17Proverbs 1:7Proverbs 7:22
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read אֱוִיל here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.