5531 - sikluth

Strong's Concordance

Original word: סִכְלוּת
Transliteration: sikluth
Definition (short): folly
Definition (full): silliness

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin: from sakal
Definition: folly
NASB Translation: folly (5), foolishness (1).
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Or sikluwth (Eccl. 1:17) {sik-looth'}; from cakal; silliness -- folly, foolishness.

see HEBREW cakal

References

Strong's 5531: 6 Occurrences
KJV: And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
NASB: And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.
KJV: I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
NASB: I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.
KJV: And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
NASB: So I turned to consider wisdom, madness and folly; for what will the man do who will come after the king except what has already been done?
KJV: Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.
NASB: And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.
KJV: Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour.
NASB: Dead flies make a perfumer's oil stink, so a little foolishness is weightier than wisdom and honor.