Matthew 25:2
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.”
πέντε
Five. Pénte. The number appears throughout Scripture in moments of provision and testing: five loaves feeding thousands, five wise virgins ready, five foolish ones not. What you have in hand is never too little if surrendered.
μωρός
foolish
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μωρός
Foolish, dull, without taste. Moros. God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise. What looks foolish to the world is wisdom to God. The cross is the prime example.
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φρόνιμος
wise;
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φρόνιμος
thoughtful, i.e. sagacious or discreet (implying a cautious character; while G4680 (σοφός) denotes practical skill or acumen; and G4908 (συνετός) indicates rather intelligence or mental acquirement); in a bad sense conceited (also in the comparative)
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