6 Bible Verses about Foolishness

Folly being bound in the heart of a youth; the rod of correction shall remove it far off from him.

He reaping anger will do folly: and a man of mischiefs will be hated.

He trusting in his heart is foolish: and he going in wisdom shall be delivered.

He covering hatred with lips of falsehood, and he bringing forth slander, is foolish.

And every one hearing these my words and doing them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, which built his house upon sand. And the rain descended, and rivers came, and winds blew and struck upon that house, and it fell, and great was its fall. And it was when Jesus finished these words, the crowds were struck with amazement at his teaching:

And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not what I say? Every one coming to me, and hearing my words, and doing them, I will shew you to whom he is like: He is like to a man building a house, who digged, and deepened, and set the foundation upon the rock: and there having been an overflow, the river dashed against that house, and was not able to move it: for it was founded upon the rock. read more.
And he having heard, and not having done, is like a man having built a house upon the earth, without a foundation; against which the river dashed, and immediately it fell; and the breaking of that house was great.

And Jehovah will say, Because that this people drew near with their month, and honored me with their lips, and their heart was far from me, and their fear towards me shall be taught from the command of men. For this, behold me adding to be wonderful with this people, dealing wonderfully and being a wonder: and the wisdom of their wise perished, and the understanding of their understanding ones shall be hid.

Thus said Jehovah redeeming thee, and forming thee from the belly, I am Jehovah making all; stretching forth the heavens alone; spreading out the earth from myself: Bringing to naught the signs at vain boasters, and he will make those divining, foolish; turning back the wise backward, and he will frustrate their knowledge.

Where the wise? where the scribe? where the seekers together of this life has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, God was contented by the foolishness of proclaiming to save them believing. And since the Jews ask a sign, and the Greeks seek wisdom: read more.
And we proclaim Christ crucified, to the Jews truly a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness; And to these the called, to both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and wisdom of God. For the foolish thing of God is wiser than men; and the weak thing of God is stronger than men.

Thou shalt not be greatly wicked, and thou shalt not be foolish: wherefore wilt thou die not in thy time?

And fornication, and all uncleanness, or overreaching, let it not be named with you, as becomes the holy; And obscenity, and silly discourse, or wit, which things concern not; but rather thankfulness.

And the natural man receives not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: and he cannot know, for they are spiritually examined.

For truly the word of the cross to them perishing is foolishness; but to us saved it is the power of God.

Let none completely deceive himself. If any think to be wise in this life, let him be foolish, that he may he wise. For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written, He seizing the wise in their deceptions.

For I think that God has exhibited us the last sent, as exposed to death; for we were a theatre to the world, and to messengers, and to men. We foolish for Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we weak, and ye strong; ye honourable, and we dishonoured

For Jehovah, his eyes run to and fro in all the earth to strengthen himself with the perfected heart of them to him. Thou wert foolish for this that from now there is wars with thee.

Folly being bound in the heart of a youth; the rod of correction shall remove it far off from him.

The purpose of folly is sin, and he mocking, an abomination to man.

The folly of man will subvert his way: and his heart will be angry against Jehovah.

Folly being bound in the heart of a youth; the rod of correction shall remove it far off from him.