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# foolish

«foolish» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **silly or not sensible; showing poor judgement** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (foolish, more foolish, most foolish); adverb foolishly

### meaning for a pupil

1) Foolish means silly or not sensible; showing poor judgement. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#m1)

2) To feel foolish is to feel silly or embarrassed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#m2)

3) To look foolish is to seem stupid to others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: It is used of the people that forgets God. Interpretation: Moses' song calls Israel "foolish people and unwise" for repaying God's kindness with wrong. Tradition reads this as a call to remember God's gifts. In the primary lessons: In stories and fables, foolish characters make bad choices and learn lessons. In safety talks, it is foolish to take risks like swimming alone. It is a softer word than «stupid». Phrases: a foolish mistake, feel foolish, it would be foolish to.

### examples

- Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not He thy father that hath gotten thee? hath He not made thee, and established thee? (Torah DEU.32.6, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x1)
- For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one. (Writings JOB.5.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x2)
- I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed. (Writings JOB.5.3, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x3)
- A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother. (Writings PRO.15.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x4)
- It was foolish to leave your bike unlocked. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x5)
- I felt foolish when I fell over in front of everyone. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x6)
- The foolish crow dropped its cheese. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x7)
- Don't do anything foolish, like climbing on the roof. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x8)
- He foolishly spent all his pocket money in one day. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x9)
- It would be foolish to swim in a rough sea. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x10)
- The king made a foolish promise. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x11)
- "Ah, you foolish fellows!" he cried. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/#x12)

### note

Comparison usually «more foolish», «most foolish». Noun: fool, foolishness. «Foolish» is milder and more polite than «stupid» or «idiotic», but it can still hurt.

### In the corpora

- [That frustrateth the tokens of the imposters, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.998/)
- [But they are altogether brutish and foolish: the vanities by which they are instructed are but a stock;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.306/)
- [And the LORD said unto me: 'Take unto thee yet the instruments of a foolish shepherd.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.170/)
- [This is the way of them that are foolish, and of those who after them approve their sayings.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PSA.809/)
- [The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and discipline.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «foolish» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/foolish/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.