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It is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe behaviors, attitudes, or decisions that are contrary to the wisdom and understanding that come from God. This foolishness is often contrasted with wisdom, which is highly valued in biblical literature.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, wisdom was considered a divine gift and a mark of a righteous life. The wisdom literature of the Bible, including books like Proverbs and Ecclesiastes, often contrasts wisdom with folly. Foolishness, or "kesiluth," was seen as a moral failing and a deviation from the path of righteousness. It was associated with a lack of reverence for God and an inability to live according to His commandments.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3688.htm">kasal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>stupidity<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>folly (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">כְּסִילוּת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>stupidity</b></font>; — <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/9-13.htm">Proverbs 9:13</a> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">אֵשֶׁת כ</font>, <em>the woman Stupidity</em>, in antithesis with <font class="hebrew2">חָכְמוֺת</font> the Supreme Wisdom personified as a woman. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>foolish <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm">kciyl</a>; silliness -- foolish. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3684.htm">kciyl</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>כְּ֭סִילוּת כסילות kə·sî·lūṯ Kesilut kəsîlūṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/proverbs/9-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 9:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> אֵ֣שֶׁת <b> כְּ֭סִילוּת </b> הֹֽמִיָּ֑ה פְּ֝תַיּ֗וּת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The woman <span class="itali">of folly</span> is boisterous,<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">A foolish</span> woman [is] clamorous:<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/9-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the woman <span class="itali">of folly</span> is boisterous naive<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3687.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3687.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3687<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/kesilut_3687.htm">kə·sî·lūṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/3686.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="3686"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="3686" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/3688.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="3688"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="3688" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>