סִכְלוּתçiklûwth

Meanings

Same root

• סָכַלçâkal · H5528to be silly
• מִסְכֵּןmiçkên · H4542indigent
• שָׁכַןshâkan · H7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)

Where it appears

Appears 7 times in the Bible.

• Ecclesiastes 1:17 So I set out to learn everything from wisdom to madness and folly. But I learned firsthand that pursuing all this is like chasing the wind.
• Ecclesiastes 2:3 After much thought, I decided to cheer myself with wine. And while still seeking wisdom, I clutched at foolishness. In this way, I tried to experience the only happiness most people find during their brief life in this world.
• Ecclesiastes 2:12 So I decided to compare wisdom with foolishness and madness (for who can do this better than I, the king?).
• Ecclesiastes 2:13 I thought, “Wisdom is better than foolishness, just as light is better than darkness.
• Ecclesiastes 7:25 I searched everywhere, determined to find wisdom and to understand the reason for things. I was determined to prove to myself that wickedness is stupid and that foolishness is madness.
• Ecclesiastes 10:1 As dead flies cause even a bottle of perfume to stink, so a little foolishness spoils great wisdom and honor.