Folly
English Meaning
The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind.
- A lack of good sense, understanding, or foresight.
- An act or instance of foolishness: regretted the follies of his youth.
- A costly undertaking having an absurd or ruinous outcome.
- An elaborate theatrical revue consisting of music, dance, and skits.
- Obsolete Perilously or criminally foolish action.
- Obsolete Evil; wickedness.
- Obsolete Lewdness; lasciviousness.
ബാലിശത - Baalishatha | Balishatha
Examples | ഉദാഹരണങ്ങൾ
The below examples are taken from The Holy Bible.
1 Samuel 25:25
Please, let not my lord regard this scoundrel Nabal. For as his name is, so is he: Nabal is his name, and folly is with him! But I, your maidservant, did not see the young men of my lord whom you sent.
à´¦àµà´¸àµà´¸àµà´µà´à´¾à´µà´¿à´¯à´¾à´¯ à´ˆ നാബാലിനെ യജമാനൻ à´—à´£àµà´¯à´®à´¾à´•àµà´•à´°àµà´¤àµ‡; അവൻ തനàµà´±àµ† പേർപോലെ തനàµà´¨àµ† ആകàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; നാബാൽ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´²àµà´²àµ‹ അവനàµà´±àµ† പേർ; à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ à´…à´¤àµà´°àµ‡ അവനàµà´±àµ† പകàµà´•àµ½ ഉളàµà´³à´¤àµ. അടിയനോ, യജമാനൻ അയചàµà´š ബാലàµà´¯à´•àµà´•à´¾à´°àµ† à´•à´£àµà´Ÿà´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¿à´²àµà´².
2 Corinthians 11:1
Oh, that you would bear with me in a little folly--and indeed you do bear with me.
നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† പകàµà´•àµ½ അസാരം à´¬àµà´¦àµà´§à´¿à´¹àµ€à´¨à´¤ പൊറàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿà´¾àµ½ കൊളàµà´³à´¾à´¯à´¿à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; അതേ, നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† പൊറàµà´¤àµà´¤àµà´•àµŠà´³àµà´³àµà´¨àµà´¨àµà´µà´²àµà´²àµ‹.
Proverbs 26:11
As a dog returns to his own vomit, So a fool repeats his folly.
നായി ഛർദàµà´¦à´¿à´šàµà´šà´¤à´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ വീണàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ തിരിയàµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµà´‚ മൂഢൻ തനàµà´±àµ† à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ ആവർതàµà´¤à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµà´‚ à´’à´°àµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ†.
Proverbs 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way, But the folly of fools is deceit.
വഴി തിരിചàµà´šà´±à´¿à´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ വിവേകിയàµà´Ÿàµ† à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´‚; ചതികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ‹ à´àµ‹à´·à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´Ÿàµ† à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚.
Ecclesiastes 2:12
Then I turned myself to consider wisdom and madness and folly; For what can the man do who succeeds the king?--Only what he has already done.
ഞാൻ à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´µàµà´‚ à´àµà´°à´¾à´¨àµà´¤àµà´‚ à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´µàµà´‚ നോകàµà´•àµà´µà´¾àµ» തിരിഞàµà´žàµ; രാജാവിനàµà´±àµ† ശേഷം വരàµà´¨àµà´¨ മനàµà´·àµà´¯àµ» à´Žà´¨àµà´¤àµ ചെയàµà´¯àµà´‚? പണàµà´Ÿàµ ചെയàµà´¤à´¤àµ തനàµà´¨àµ‡.
Proverbs 14:24
The crown of the wise is their riches, But the foolishness of fools is folly.
à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´¿à´•à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† ധനം അവർകàµà´•àµà´‚ കിരീടം; മൂഢനàµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´Ÿàµ† à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´®àµ‹ à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ തനàµà´¨àµ†.
Job 42:8
Now therefore, take for yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, go to My servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and My servant Job shall pray for you. For I will accept him, lest I deal with you according to your folly; because you have not spoken of Me what is right, as My servant Job has."
ആകയാൽ നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´à´´àµ കാളയെയàµà´‚ à´à´´àµ ആടàµà´Ÿàµà´•àµŠà´±àµà´±à´¨àµ†à´¯àµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ദാസനായ ഇയàµà´¯àµ‹à´¬à´¿à´¨àµà´±àµ† à´…à´Ÿàµà´•àµà´•àµ½ കൊണàµà´Ÿàµà´šàµ†à´¨àµà´¨àµ നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¿ ഹോമയാഗം à´•à´´à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿àµ» ; à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ദാസനായ ഇയàµà´¯àµ‹à´¬àµ നിങàµà´™àµ¾à´•àµà´•àµ വേണàµà´Ÿà´¿ à´ªàµà´°à´¾àµ¼à´¤àµà´¥à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚; ഞാൻ അവനàµà´±àµ† à´®àµà´–à´‚ ആദരിചàµà´šàµ നിങàµà´™à´³àµà´Ÿàµ† മൂഢതെകàµà´•àµ തകàµà´•à´µà´£àµà´£à´‚ നിങàµà´™à´³àµ‹à´Ÿàµ ചെയàµà´¯à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´‚; à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ദാസനായ ഇയàµà´¯àµ‹à´¬à´¿à´¨àµ†à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ† നിങàµà´™àµ¾ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•àµà´±à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ വിഹിതമായതൠസംസാരിചàµà´šà´¿à´Ÿàµà´Ÿà´¿à´²àµà´²à´²àµà´²àµ‹.
Ecclesiastes 10:6
folly is set in great dignity, While the rich sit in a lowly place.
മൂഢനàµà´®à´¾àµ¼ à´¶àµà´°àµ‡à´·àµà´ പദവിയിൽ à´Žà´¤àµà´¤àµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ധനവാനàµà´®à´¾àµ¼ താണനിലയിൽ ഇരികàµà´•à´¯àµà´‚ ചെയàµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ തനàµà´¨àµ‡.
Proverbs 15:21
folly is joy to him who is destitute of discernment, But a man of understanding walks uprightly.
à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ à´¬àµà´¦àµà´§à´¿à´¹àµ€à´¨à´¨àµà´¨àµ സനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´‚; വിവേകിയോ ചൊവàµà´µà´¾à´¯à´¿ നടകàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Proverbs 5:23
He shall die for lack of instruction, And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.
à´ªàµà´°à´¬àµ‹à´§à´¨à´‚ കേൾകàµà´•à´¾à´¯àµà´•à´¯à´¾àµ½ അവൻ മരികàµà´•àµà´‚; മഹാà´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´¤àµà´¤à´¾àµ½ അവൻ വഴിതെറàµà´±à´¿à´ªàµà´ªàµ‹à´•àµà´‚.
Psalms 85:8
I will hear what God the LORD will speak, For He will speak peace To His people and to His saints; But let them not turn back to folly.
യഹോവയായ ദൈവം à´…à´°àµà´³à´¿à´šàµà´šàµ†à´¯àµà´¯àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµ ഞാൻ കേൾകàµà´•àµà´‚; അവർ à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´²àµ‡à´•àµà´•àµ വീണàµà´Ÿàµà´‚ തിരിയാതിരികàµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ അവൻ തനàµà´±àµ† ജനതàµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´‚ തനàµà´±àµ† à´à´•àµà´¤à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµ‹à´Ÿàµà´‚ സമാധാനം à´…à´°àµà´³àµà´‚.
Proverbs 13:16
Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open his folly.
സൂകàµà´·àµà´®à´¬àµà´¦àµà´§à´¿à´¯àµà´³àµà´³ à´à´µà´¨àµà´‚ പരിജàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´¤àµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµ† à´ªàµà´°à´µàµ¼à´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; à´àµ‹à´·à´¨àµ‹ തനàµà´±àµ† à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ വിടർതàµà´¤àµ കാണികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Ecclesiastes 7:25
I applied my heart to know, To search and seek out wisdom and the reason of things, To know the wickedness of folly, Even of foolishness and madness.
ഞാൻ തിരിഞàµà´žàµ, അറിവാനàµà´‚ പരിശോധിപàµà´ªà´¾à´¨àµà´‚ à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´µàµà´‚ à´¯àµà´•àµà´¤à´¿à´¯àµà´‚ à´…à´¨àµà´µàµ‡à´·à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾à´¨àµà´‚ à´¦àµà´·àµà´Ÿà´¤ à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´®àµ†à´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ മൂഢത à´àµà´°à´¾à´¨àµà´¤àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµà´‚ à´—àµà´°à´¹à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾à´¨àµà´‚ മനസàµà´¸àµà´µàµ†à´šàµà´šàµ.
Ecclesiastes 2:3
I searched in my heart how to gratify my flesh with wine, while guiding my heart with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was good for the sons of men to do under heaven all the days of their lives.
മനàµà´·àµà´¯àµ¼à´•àµà´•àµà´‚ ആകാശതàµà´¤à´¿àµ» കീഴെ ജീവപരàµà´¯à´¨àµà´¤à´‚ ചെയàµâ€à´µà´¾àµ» നലàµà´²à´¤àµ à´à´¤àµ†à´¨àµà´¨àµ ഞാൻ കാണàµà´µàµ‹à´³à´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ഹൃദയം à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ† à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´¤àµà´¤àµ‹à´Ÿàµ† നടതàµà´¤à´¿à´•àµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ†, ഞാൻ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ദേഹതàµà´¤àµ† വീഞàµà´žàµà´•àµŠà´£àµà´Ÿàµ സനàµà´¤àµ‹à´·à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¾à´¨àµà´‚ à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ പിടിചàµà´šàµ കൊൾവാനàµà´‚ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† മനസàµà´¸à´¿àµ½ നിരൂപിചàµà´šàµ.
Jeremiah 23:13
"And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria: They prophesied by Baal And caused My people Israel to err.
ശമർയàµà´¯à´¯à´¿à´²àµ† à´ªàµà´°à´µà´¾à´šà´•à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°à´¿àµ½ ഞാൻ à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ à´•à´£àµà´Ÿà´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; അവർ ബാലിനàµà´±àµ† നാമതàµà´¤à´¿àµ½ à´ªàµà´°à´µà´šà´¿à´šàµà´šàµ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ജനമായ യിസàµà´°à´¾à´¯àµ‡à´²à´¿à´¨àµ† തെറàµà´±à´¿à´šàµà´šàµà´•à´³à´žàµà´žàµ.
Proverbs 14:18
The simple inherit folly, But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
à´…à´²àµà´ªà´¬àµà´¦àµà´§à´¿à´•àµ¾ à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ അവകാശമാകàµà´•à´¿à´•àµà´•àµŠà´³àµà´³àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; സൂകàµà´·àµà´®à´¬àµà´¦àµà´§à´¿à´•à´³àµ‹ പരിജàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´‚ അണിയàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Ecclesiastes 10:1
Dead flies putrefy the perfumer's ointment, And cause it to give off a foul odor; So does a little folly to one respected for wisdom and honor.
à´šà´¤àµà´¤ ഈചàµà´š തൈലകàµà´•à´¾à´°à´¨àµà´±àµ† തൈലം നാറàµà´®à´¾à´±à´¾à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; à´…à´²àµà´ªà´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´®à´¾à´¨à´™àµà´™à´³àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ ഘനമേറàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Proverbs 18:13
He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him.
കേൾകàµà´•àµà´‚à´®àµà´®àµà´ªàµ† ഉതàµà´¤à´°à´‚ പറയàµà´¨àµà´¨à´µà´¨àµà´¨àµ അതൠà´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´µàµà´‚ ലജàµà´œà´¯àµà´‚ ആയàµà´¤àµ€à´°àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Proverbs 14:29
He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
ദീർഘകàµà´·à´®à´¯àµà´³àµà´³à´µàµ» മഹാബàµà´¦àµà´§à´¿à´®à´¾àµ» ; à´®àµàµ» കോപിയോ à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ ഉയർതàµà´¤àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Proverbs 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.
മൂഢനàµà´¨àµ താൻ à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´¿à´¯àµ†à´¨àµà´¨àµ തോനàµà´¨à´¾à´¤à´¿à´°à´¿à´•àµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ അവനàµà´±àµ† à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´¤àµà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ à´’à´¤àµà´¤à´µà´£àµà´£à´‚ അവനോടൠഉതàµà´¤à´°à´‚ പറക.
Ecclesiastes 2:13
Then I saw that wisdom excels folly As light excels darkness.
വെളിചàµà´šà´‚ ഇരàµà´³à´¿à´¨àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´¶àµà´°àµ‡à´·àµà´ മായിരികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨à´¤àµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ† à´œàµà´žà´¾à´¨à´‚ à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´¤àµà´¤àµ†à´•àµà´•à´¾àµ¾ à´¶àµà´°àµ‡à´·àµà´ മായിരികàµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨àµ ഞാൻ à´•à´£àµà´Ÿàµ.
Job 35:15
And now, because He has not punished in His anger, Nor taken much notice of folly,
ഇയàµà´¯àµ‹à´¬àµ വൃഥാ തനàµà´±àµ† വായàµà´¤àµà´±à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ; അറിവàµà´•àµ‚ടാതെ വാകàµà´•àµ വർദàµà´§à´¿à´ªàµà´ªà´¿à´•àµà´•àµà´¨àµà´¨àµ.
Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, Lest you also be like him.
നീയàµà´‚ മൂഢനെപàµà´ªàµ‹à´²àµ† ആകാതിരികàµà´•àµ‡à´£àµà´Ÿà´¤à´¿à´¨àµà´¨àµ അവനàµà´±àµ† à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚പോലെ അവനോടൠഉതàµà´¤à´°à´‚ പറയരàµà´¤àµ.
2 Timothy 3:9
but they will progress no further, for their folly will be manifest to all, as theirs also was.
നീയോ à´Žà´¨àµà´±àµ† ഉപദേശം, നടപàµà´ªàµ, ഉദàµà´¦àµ‡à´¶à´‚, വിശàµà´µà´¾à´¸à´‚, ദീർഘകàµà´·à´®, à´¸àµà´¨àµ‡à´¹à´‚, സഹിഷàµà´£àµà´¤ à´Žà´¨àµà´¨à´¿à´µà´¯àµà´‚
Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it. But the correction of fools is folly.
വിവേകം വിവേകികàµà´•àµ ജീവനàµà´±àµ† ഉറവാകàµà´¨àµà´¨àµ. à´àµ‹à´·à´¨àµà´®à´¾à´°àµà´Ÿàµ† à´ªàµà´°à´¬àµ‹à´§à´¨à´®àµ‹ à´àµ‹à´·à´¤àµà´µà´‚ തനàµà´¨àµ‡.