64 Bible Verses about Fools, Characteristics Of

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.

For consider your calling, brothers, that not many are wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, and not many noble; But God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise. And God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong. And God chose the lowly of the world, and the despised, what is considered to be nothing, to bring to nothing what is considered to be something,read more.
that no flesh might boast before God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became for us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, "Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord."

For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For seeing that in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, it was God's good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save those who believe. For Jews ask for signs, Greeks seek after wisdom,read more.
but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ is the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.

The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.

Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify him as God or give him thanks, but their thinking became nonsense, and their foolish heart was darkened.

"Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

At that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, "Because you have relied on the king of Syria, and have not relied on the LORD your God, therefore is the army of the king of Syria escaped out of your hand. Weren't the Ethiopians and the Lubim a huge army, with chariots and horsemen exceeding many? Yet, because you relied on the LORD, he delivered them into your hand. For the eyes of the LORD run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein you have done foolishly; for from henceforth you shall have wars."

The princes of Zoan are utterly foolish. The counsel of the wisest counselors of Pharaoh has become stupid. How do you say to Pharaoh, "I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?" Where then are your wise men? Let them tell you now; and let them know what the LORD of hosts has purposed concerning Egypt. The princes of Zoan have become fools. The princes of Memphis are deceived. They have caused Egypt to go astray, who are the cornerstone of her tribes.

"Woe to the rebellious children," says the LORD, "who take counsel, but not from me; and who make an alliance, but not with my Spirit, that they may add sin to sin,

"For my people are foolish, they do not know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but to do good they have no knowledge."

Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they do not know the way of the LORD, nor the law of their God.

A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this:

Then he said to them, "O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken.

Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise; redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols. it is but a stock.

Every man has become brutish and without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Every man has become brutish without knowledge. Every goldsmith is disappointed by his image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and traded the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed animals, and crawling creatures.

For the fool will speak folly, and his heart plans iniquity, to practice profanity, and to utter error against the LORD, To make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

They break your people in pieces, LORD, and afflict your heritage. They kill the widow and the alien, and murder the fatherless. They say, "The LORD will not see, neither will Jacob's God consider."read more.
Consider, you senseless among the people; you fools, when will you be wise?

It is a fool's pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding's pleasure.

As the partridge that sits on eggs which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool."

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

Samuel said to Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the commandment of the LORD your God, which he commanded you; for now the LORD would have established your kingdom on Israel forever.

David's heart struck him after that he had numbered the people. David said to the LORD, "I have sinned greatly in that which I have done. But now, LORD, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly."

David said to God, "I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing. But now, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly."

Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

"How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?

Then will they call on me, but I will not answer. They will seek me diligently, but they will not find me; because they hated knowledge, and did not choose the fear of the LORD. They wanted none of my counsel. They despised all my reproof.read more.
Therefore they will eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own schemes. For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them. But whoever listens to me will dwell securely, and will be at ease, without fear of harm."

He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

I have spread out my hands all the day to a disobedient and obstinate people, who walk in a way that is not good, after their own thoughts;

But they say, 'It is in vain; for we will walk after our own devices, and we will do everyone after the stubbornness of his evil heart.'"

But the house of Israel will not listen to you; for they will not listen to me: for all the house of Israel are obstinate and hard-hearted.

A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.

He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.

forsaking the right way, they went astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrongdoing;

Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.

A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn't find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.

Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

The schemes of folly are sin. The mocker is detested by men.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

neither to pay attention to myths and endless genealogies, which cause speculation, rather than God's stewardship, which is in faith?

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions,

But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

Like the legs of the lame that hang loose: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

But do you want to know, foolish man, that faith apart from works is useless?

The Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. You foolish ones, did not he who made the outside make the inside also?

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

A wise man fears, and shuns evil, but the fool is hotheaded and reckless.

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.