# H200 אִוֶּלֶת

אִוֶּלֶת (ʼivveleth), Strong’s H200: silliness KJV: folly, foolishly(-ness).. Occurs 25 times.

Source: https://besorah.bible/word/H200 — Besorah, the whole Bible in Hebrew, Greek and English. Texts and licences: https://besorah.bible/about/credits.html

*ʼivveleth* — silliness

KJV: folly, foolishly(-ness).

Derived from [אֱוִיל ʼĕvîyl](https://besorah.bible/word/H191) (fool(-ish) (man))

Occurs 25 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- אִוֶּ֫לֶת 25 n.f. folly

## Where it occurs
- [Psalms 38:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/38?v=6) — My wounds are loathsome and corrupt because of my foolishness.
- [Psalms 69:6](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/psalms/69?v=6) — God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren’t hidden from you.
- [Proverbs 5:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/5?v=23) — He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.
- [Proverbs 12:23](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/12?v=23) — A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.
- [Proverbs 13:16](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/13?v=16) — Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.
- [Proverbs 14:1](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/14?v=1) — Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
- [Proverbs 14:8](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/14?v=8) — The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.
- [Proverbs 14:17](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/14?v=17) — He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
- [Proverbs 14:18](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/14?v=18) — The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- [Proverbs 14:24](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/proverbs/14?v=24) — The crown of the wise is their riches, but the folly of fools crowns them with folly.