17 Bible Verses about Foolishness Of Men
Most Relevant Verses
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God, since it is written: He catches the wise in their craftiness;
Everyone is stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith is put to shame
by his carved image,
for his cast images are a lie;
there is no breath in them.
Everyone is stupid and ignorant.
Every goldsmith is put to shame by his carved image,
for his cast images are a lie;
there is no breath in them.
Where is the philosopher? Where is the scholar? Where is the debater of this age? Hasn’t God made the world’s wisdom foolish?
For the shepherds are stupid:
they don’t seek the Lord.
Therefore they have not prospered,
and their whole flock is scattered.
But they will not make further progress, for their lack of understanding will be clear to all, as theirs was also.
They are both stupid and foolish,
instructed by worthless idols
made of wood!
“For My people are fools;
they do not know Me.
They are foolish children,
without understanding.
They are skilled in doing what is evil,
but they do not know how to do what is good.”
So Ephraim has become like a silly, senseless dove;
they call to Egypt, and they go to Assyria.
You foolish Galatians! Who has hypnotized you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed as crucified?
and again, The Lord knows that the reasonings of the wise are meaningless.
Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong.
