57 Bible Verses about Fools

But they shall proceed no further. For their folly shall be evident unto all men, as theirs also came to be.

For a dream cometh with a multitude of business, and a fool's voice with a multitude of words.

A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

Ye are witnesses of these things.

And we are witnesses of these things; and'so is the Holy Spirit, whom God hath given to them that obey him.

and he was seen for many days of them that came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses unto the people.

For we did not follow cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.

even as they delivered them unto us, who from the beginning wer eyewitnesses and ministers of the word,

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

Look therefore carefully how ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise;

And the Lord said unto him, Now ye the Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter; but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. Ye foolish ones, did not he that made the outside make the inside also?

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Fools because of their transgression, And because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Judgments are prepared for scoffers, And stripes for the back of fools.

As an archer that woundeth all, So is he that hireth a fool and he that hireth them that pass by.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; And the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

As a dog that returneth to his vomit,'so is a fool that repeateth his folly.

The wise in heart will receive commandments; But a prating fool shall fall.

Wise men lay up knowledge; But the mouth of the foolish is a present destruction.

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

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things.

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

And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, So honor is not seemly for a fool.

As one that bindeth a stone in a sling, So is he that giveth honor to a fool.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.

A fool also multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and that which shall be after him, who can tell him?

The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness: and yet I perceived that one event happeneth to them all.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry; for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.

And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For the foolish, when they took their lamps, took no oil with them: but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. read more.
Now while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. But at midnight there is a cry, Behold, the bridegroom! Come ye forth to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out. But the wise answered, saying, Peradventure there will not be enough for us and you: go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. And while they went away to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage feast: and the door was shut. Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; And'so is wisdom to a man of understanding.

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.

A fool despiseth his father's correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

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

A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

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

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

A fool's lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes.

The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

A fool's mouth is his destruction, And his lips are the snare of his soul.

A trespass-offering mocketh fools; But among the upright there is good will.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

The wise shall inherit glory; But shame shall be the promotion of fools.

But he forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men that were grown up with him, that stood before him.

And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:

O ye simple, understand prudence; And, ye fools, be of an understanding heart.

Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.

Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: Remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

But God said unto him, Thou foolish one, this night is thy soul required of thee; and the things which thou hast prepared, whose shall they be?

For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,