Strong’s H6612 · Hebrew
פְּתִי
pᵉthîy · peth-ee'
Origin or פֶּתִי; or פְּתָאִי; from פָּתָה (H6601);
Meaning silly (i.e. seducible)
In the King James Version foolish, simple(-icity, one).
In 18 verses of the King James Version
- Psalms 19:7The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.
- Psalms 116:6The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
- Psalms 119:130The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.
- Proverbs 1:4To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man knowledge and discretion.
- Proverbs 1:22How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 1:32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
- Proverbs 7:7And beheld among the simple ones, I discerned among the youths, a young man void of understanding,
- Proverbs 8:5O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
- Proverbs 9:4Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- Proverbs 9:6Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
- Proverbs 9:16Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither: and as for him that wanteth understanding, she saith to him,
- Proverbs 14:15The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.
- Proverbs 14:18The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- Proverbs 19:25Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.
- Proverbs 21:11When the scorner is punished, the simple is made wise: and when the wise is instructed, he receiveth knowledge.
- Proverbs 22:3A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself: but the simple pass on, and are punished.
- Proverbs 27:12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.
- Ezekiel 45:20And so thou shalt do the seventh day of the month for every one that erreth, and for him that is simple: so shall ye reconcile the house.
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.