Waiting for reviewFinal eCandidate #1987 · from the Puritas diff · puritas-full-2026-10-19

foolishnessefoolishness

A final e dropped: selfe → self, beene → been, hee → he.

Puritas changed it: 2,281 times in 797 works
Consistency: 99.9% (2,281 of 2,283)
Reach if approved: ~2,400 places (estimated)
MorphAdorner: Agrees: foolishness
Matches: Exact word, any case
In our text: 2,284 times in the 7,099 works compared
Other readings: None
Taken into joins: None

If approved, its rationale reads: “Suggested by the Puritas diff (2,281 changes in 797 works, 99.9% consistent).”

Where Puritas made the change (8 of 2,281)

Our text, as printed and with the candidate applied

Printed
… Text, The naturall man receiveth not the things of the Spirit; for they are fooliſhneſſefoolishness unto him, &c. they doe not know them becauſe they cannot. A naturall man …
With rule
… Text, The naturall man receiveth not the things of the Spirit; for they are fooliſhneſſefoolishness unto him, &c. they doe not know them becauſe they cannot. A naturall man …
Thomas Hooker · The Unbelievers Preparing for Christ · p. 81 · Open in the reader
Printed
… rebuked for his iniquitie: for the dūme Aſſe ſpeakyng with mannes voyce, forbadde the fooliſhneſſefoolishness of the Prophete.
With rule
… rebuked for his iniquitie: for the dūme Aſſe ſpeakyng with mannes voyce, forbadde the fooliſhneſſefoolishness of the Prophete.
Martin Luther · Commentary on Peter and Jude · p. 148 · Open in the reader
Printed
O foolishnessefoolishness of men! that lend their eares
With rule
O foolishnessefoolishness of men! that lend their eares
John Milton · A Mask Presented · p. 24 · Open in the reader
Printed
… it not bee esteemed as the potters clay. The wisedome of this world is foolishnessefoolishness with God. A man cannot be established by wickednes. That devise of Ieroboam, refusing …
With rule
… it not bee esteemed as the potters clay. The wisedome of this world is foolishnessefoolishness with God. A man cannot be established by wickednes. That devise of Ieroboam, refusing …
Phineas Fletcher · The Way to Blessedness · p. 212 · Open in the reader
Printed
… her fond Admirers; yet as it is, 1 Cor. 3.19. The wisedome of this World is foolishnessefoolishness with God, and Cuilibet artifici credendum est in sua arte, what wisedome it selfe …
With rule
… her fond Admirers; yet as it is, 1 Cor. 3.19. The wisedome of this World is foolishnessefoolishness with God, and Cuilibet artifici credendum est in sua arte, what wisedome it selfe …
Thomas Fuller · Josephs Party-Colored Coat · p. 119 · Open in the reader
Printed
… vp as a ſweet bit. Pro. 15. 24. The mouth of the fooliſh, is fed with fooliſhneſſefoolishness, and ſo is his eare. The dainty tooth deſireth delicates, ſo doth the foole …
With rule
… vp as a ſweet bit. Pro. 15. 24. The mouth of the fooliſh, is fed with fooliſhneſſefoolishness, and ſo is his eare. The dainty tooth deſireth delicates, ſo doth the foole …
Thomas Granger · Commentary on Ecclesiastes · p. 162 · Open in the reader
Printed
… so gainfull bargaine. Indeed to the carnall-minded, the righteous wayes of God seeme foolishnessefoolishness. Most men thinke heaven worth having, but they are loath to goe to the …
With rule
… so gainfull bargaine. Indeed to the carnall-minded, the righteous wayes of God seeme foolishnessefoolishness. Most men thinke heaven worth having, but they are loath to goe to the …
Robert Harris · The Way to True Happiness · p. 154 · Open in the reader
Printed
… the things of the spirit of God, (saith the Apostle, 1 Cor. 2.14.) for they are foolishnessefoolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Any will …
With rule
… the things of the spirit of God, (saith the Apostle, 1 Cor. 2.14.) for they are foolishnessefoolishness unto him, neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned. Any will …
Arthur Hildersham · Lectures Upon Psalm 51 · p. 446 · Open in the reader

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Places Puritas left as printed: likely exceptions (2)

2 of them are in works where Puritas changed it elsewhere, so their places are known; Each is our text, as the rule would change it.

A Brief Explanation of the Whole Book of Proverbs A18960

Printed
FOoliſhneſſeFoolishness] Wickedneſſe and ſinne: [is ioy] deſired, and committed, and continued in with delight: [to …
With rule
FOoliſhneſſeFoolishness] Wickedneſſe and ſinne: [is ioy] deſired, and committed, and continued in with delight: [to …
Robert Cleaver · A Brief Explanation of the Whole Book of Proverbs · p. 239 · Open in the reader

Exposition of Proverbs 15-17 A20556

Printed
FOOliſhneſſeFoolishness] Wickedneſſe and ſinne: [is ioy] deſired, and committed, and continued in with delight: [to …
With rule
FOOliſhneſſeFoolishness] Wickedneſſe and ſinne: [is ioy] deſired, and committed, and continued in with delight: [to …
John Dod · Exposition of Proverbs 15-17 · p. 25 · Open in the reader