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Fool

People's Dictionary of the Bible

Fool. This term, in Scripture, implies moral pravity. The fool is not merely an unreasonable, he is a sinful person. 2 Samuel 13:13; Psalms 14:1; Proverbs 19:1; Proverbs 19:29; Proverbs 20:3; Proverbs 26:4-5; Matthew 23:17; Romans 1:21-22. Hence the censure of one who unjustifiably cast so great a reproach upon a brother. Matthew 5:22.

Bibliography Information
Rice, Edwin Wilbur, DD. Entry for 'Fool'. People's Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​rpd/​f/fool.html. 1893.