Silly (5 Occurrences)

Silly

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Bible Concordance

Ephesians 5:4 nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.
(See NAS RSV)

1 Timothy 4:7 But refuse profane and old wives' fables. Exercise yourself toward godliness.
(See RSV)

2 Timothy 3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,
(KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT)

Job 5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
(KJV JPS ASV WBS)

Hosea 7:11 Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.
(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV)

Thesaurus

Silly (5 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless;
simple; as, a silly woman. ... Multi-Version Concordance Silly (5 Occurrences). ...
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Calf (39 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.
4. (n.) A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man. ...
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Folly (68 Occurrences)
... to get angry, quarrel and cause strife (Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 14:17 'iwweleth;
29:9); unrestrained in his anger (Job 5:2 Proverbs 17:12); silly, stupid even ...
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Fool (95 Occurrences)
... to get angry, quarrel and cause strife (Proverbs 11:29; Proverbs 14:17 'iwweleth;
29:9); unrestrained in his anger (Job 5:2 Proverbs 17:12); silly, stupid even ...
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Siloah (1 Occurrence)

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Vexation (36 Occurrences)
... see with your eyes. (DBY). Job 5:2 For vexation killeth the foolish man,
And jealousy slayeth the silly one. (ASV DBY RSV). Job 6:2 ...
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Killeth (23 Occurrences)
... killeth him. (KJV JPS ASV WBS). Job 5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man,
and envy slayeth the silly one. (KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS). Job ...
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Nice (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (superl.) Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak;
effeminate. 2. (superl.) of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. ...
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Jeremy (2 Occurrences)
... The writer's aim is ostensibly to warn them beforehand by showing how helpless and
useless the idols worshipped are, and how immoral as well as silly the rites ...
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Laden (14 Occurrences)
... 2 Timothy 3:6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive
silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts, (KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) Happy; fortunate; blessed.

2. (n.) Harmless; innocent; inoffensive.

3. (n.) Weak; helpless; frail.

4. (n.) Rustic; plain; simple; humble.

5. (n.) Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind; foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.

6. (n.) Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment; characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd; stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.

Greek

1133. gunaikarion -- a little woman, (contemptuously) a silly ...
... a little woman, (contemptuously) a silly woman. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter
Transliteration: gunaikarion Phonetic Spelling: (goo-nahee-kar'-ee-on) Short ...
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3026. leros -- silly talk
... silly talk. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: leros Phonetic Spelling:
(lay'-ros) Short Definition: folly, nonsense, idle talk Definition: folly ...
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3473. morologia -- foolish talking
... 121). See 3474 (). Word Origin from moros and lego Definition foolish talking
NASB Word Usage silly talk (1). foolish talking. From ...
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1126. graodes -- characteristic of old women, anile
... silly, wives' tale. From graus (an old woman) and eidos; crone-like, ie Silly --
old wives'. see GREEK eidos. (graodeis) -- 1 Occurrence. 1125, 1126. ...
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3912. paraphroneo -- to be beside oneself, to be deranged
... to be insane. From para and phroneo; to misthink, ie Be insane (silly) -- as a fool.
see GREEK para. see GREEK phroneo. (paraphronon) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

5528. sakal -- to be foolish or a fool
... be silly, play the fool. For kacal; to be silly -- do (make, play the, turn into)
fool(-ish, -ishly, -ishness). see HEBREW kacal. 5527b, 5528. sakal. 5529 ...
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6601. pathah -- to be spacious, wide or open
... allure, deceive, enlarge, entice, flatter, persuade, silly one A primitive
root; to open, ie Be (causatively, make) roomy; usually ...
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196. evili -- foolish
... foolish. From 'eviyl; silly, foolish; hence (morally) impious -- foolish. see
HEBREW 'eviyl. 195, 196. evili. 197 . Strong's Numbers.
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191. evil -- foolish
... foolish man. From an unused root (meaning to be perverse); (figuratively) silly --
fool(-ish) (man). 190, 191. evil. 192 . Strong's Numbers.
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5530. sakal -- a fool
... stupid (1). foolish, sottish. From cakal; silly -- fool(-ish), sottish. see
HEBREW cakal. 5529, 5530. sakal. 5531 . Strong's Numbers.
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6612. pthiy -- simple, perhaps open-minded
... foolish, simplicity, one Or pethiy {peh'-thee}; or pthaeiy {peth-aw-ee'}; from pathah;
silly (ie Seducible) -- foolish, simple(-icity, one). see HEBREW pathah. ...
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3688. kasal -- to be or become stupid
... be foolish. A primitive root; properly, to be fat, ie (figuratively) silly --
be foolish. 3687, 3688. kasal. 3689 . Strong's Numbers.
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3684. kesil -- stupid fellow, dullard, fool
... foolish. From kacal; properly, fat, ie (figuratively) stupid or silly -- fool(-ish).
see HEBREW kacal. 3683, 3684. kesil. 3685 . Strong's Numbers.
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6601b. pathah -- to be simple
... allure (1), became...enticed (1), deceive (2), deceived (5), entice (9), enticed
(1), entices (1), persuaded (1), prevailed (2), seduces (1), silly (1), simple ...
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Library

Now, no one is So Egregiously Silly as to Ask...
... BOOK I. Chapter 9. Now, no one is so egregiously silly as to ask� 9. Now,
no one is so egregiously silly as to ask, "How do you ...
/.../augustine/on christian doctrine in four books/chapter 9 now no one.htm

But Perhaps those Seem to You Weak-Minded and Silly...
... Book II. 6 But perhaps those seem to you weak-minded and silly� But perhaps
those seem to you weak-minded and silly, who even ...
/.../the seven books of arnobius against the heathen/6 but perhaps those seem.htm

After this the Jew Makes Another Silly Remark, Saying...
... Chapter XVIII. After this the Jew makes another silly remark, saying� After
this the Jew makes another silly remark, saying, "How ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xviii after this the.htm

Let us Notice Now what Follows, Where, Expressing in a Single Word ...
... without offering, however, a single argument in its support, he finds fault with
it, saying: "Moreover, their cosmogony is extremely silly." [4525] Now, if he ...
/.../origen/origen against celsus/chapter xlix let us notice.htm

2 Timothy iii. 4-Jan
... Ver.6. "For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive
silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lust.". ...
/.../homily viii 2 timothy iii.htm

Epistle Xl. To Mauricius Augustus.
... has by no means spared me. For by the use therein of the term simplicity
they politely call me silly. It is true indeed that in ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xl to mauricius augustus.htm

What Nonsense is this Out of which they Fabricate a Charge against ...
... where doctrinal truth is in question, and we are seeking for the authority of our
predecessors for the well-being of our souls to put away silly stuff of this ...
/.../20 what nonsense is this.htm

The Prophecy of the Perilous Times.
... "For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women
laden with sins, led away with divers lusts" (vs.6). We believe the reference ...
//christianbookshelf.org/pink/the redeemers return/4 the prophecy of the.htm

As Regards Our Reverend Friend Epiphanius, this is Strange ...
... Why, this is the silly old man,' the anthropomorphite,' this is the man who boasted
in your presence of the six thousand books of Origen that he had read, who ...
/.../23 as regards our reverend.htm

Against Excessive Fondness for Jewels and Gold Ornaments.
... [1554] For to rush after stones that are pellucid and of peculiar colours, and stained
glass, is only characteristic of silly people, who are attracted by ...
/.../the instructor paedagogus/chapter xiiiagainst excessive fondness for.htm

Subtopics

Silly

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