11 Bible Verses about Counted As Fools

The king lamented for Abner, and said, "Should Abner die as a fool dies?

I, where would I carry my shame? And as for you, you will be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you."

Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God.

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'Raca!' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool!' shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.

who frustrates the signs of the liars, and makes diviners mad; who turns wise men backward, and makes their knowledge foolish;

But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job didn't sin with his lips.

He said to them, "Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You have honor, but we have dishonor.

Why are we counted as animals, which have become unclean in your sight?

The fool will no longer be called noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.