The meaning of Brute; Brutish in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

broot, brootish (ba'ar, "stupid"; alogos, "without speech," hence, irrational, unreasonable (Acts 25:27; II Peter 2:12; Judges 1:10 the King James Version)): The man who denies God acts in an irrational way. Such persons are described as brutish (Psalms 49:10; Psalms 92:6; Psalms 94:8; Jeremiah 10:14, Jeremiah 10:21; Jeremiah 51:17). These are stupid, unteachable. This is a graphic description of the atheist. The proverb, "No fool like the learned fool,' is especially true of the ignorance of the unbelievers of the Scriptures. Their obj ections to the Bible, as a rule, are utterly ridiculous. The word is occasionally used in the sense of thoughtless ignorance. Brutish counsel is counsel that is foolish, unreasonable (Isaiah 19:11). The term is used by Agur (Proverbs 30:2) to express the low estimate he has of himself and his conscious lack of knowledge.

Jacob W. Kapp

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