57 Bible Verses about Fools
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In the ears of the foolish thou shalt not speak, for he will despise for the understanding of thy words.
He going with the wise, and he is wise: and the companion of the foolish shall become evil.
The foolish one will not delight in understanding, but in, the disclosings of his heart
The foolish one will bring forth all his spirit; and the wise one will restrain it back.
The lips of the foolish one will come into contention, and his mouth will call for blows.
Thou shalt not answer the foolish according to his folly lest thou shalt be like to him.
He trusting in his heart is foolish: and he going in wisdom shall be delivered.
The heart of the wise one to his right, and the heart of the foolish one to his left.
We foolish for Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we weak, and ye strong; ye honourable, and we dishonoured
The words of the wise being heard in quiet more than the cry of him ruling among the foolish.
Also the foolish one being silent shall be thought wise: and he shutting his lips, understanding.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: the foolish despised wisdom and instruction.
The words of the wise one's mouth, grace; and the lips of the foolish one shall swallow him down.
For the dream came in the multitude of labor; and the voice of the foolish one in the multitude of words.
Let none completely deceive himself. If any think to be wise in this life, let him be foolish, that he may he wise.
Watch thy feet when thou shalt go to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than give the sacrifice of the foolish, for they not knowing the doing of evil.
Answer the foolish according to his folly lest he shall be wise in his own eyes.
Folly was given to great heights, and the rich were set in lowness.
A brutish man shall not know, and a fool shall not understand this.
In the month of the foolish one a rod of pride: and the lips of the wise shall watch them.
As laughter to the foolish one, to do mischief: and wisdom is to the man of understanding.
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: and the folly of the foolish is deceit
Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye foolish, when will ye understand?
The desire coming to pass, will be sweet to the soul: and an abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
The partridge brooded and she brought not forth; to make riches and not in judgment, he shall leave them in the half of his days, and in his latter part he shall be foolish.
Good to hear the reproof of the wise one, above a man hearing the song of the foolish:
Wherefore this a price in the hand of the foolish one to obtain wisdom, and no heart?
And God said to him, O foolish one, this night they require thy soul from thee: and what thou hast prepared, to whom shall it be?
Thou shalt not be hastened in thy spirit to be angry, for anger shall rest in the bosom of fools.
And a highway was there, and a way, and it shall be called to it, A way of holiness; the unclean one shall not pass through it; and it is for them; he going the way, and the foolish shall not err.
Wine is mocking, strong drink is noisy: and every one going astray by it will not be wise.
Wisdom, is with the face of him understanding, and the eyes of the foolish one are in the ends of the earth.
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Fools » Characteristics of » Reveal their folly
But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also was.
For the dream came in the multitude of labor; and the voice of the foolish one in the multitude of words.
The tongue of the wise will make knowledge good: and the mouth of the foolish will gush forth folly.
The foolish one will not delight in understanding, but in, the disclosings of his heart
Fools » Witnesses, two or thee required » Disciples and early Christians as
And we are his witnesses of these words; and the Holy Spirit, whom God gave to them obeying him.
Who was seen for many days to them having come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses to the people.
For not having followed ingeniously contrived fictions, we made known to you the power and presence of our Lord Jesus Christ, but having been spectators of his majesty.
As they delivered to us, who from the beginning being eyewitnesses, and servants of the word;
Fools » Characteristics of » Hypocrisy
And God said to him, O foolish one, this night they require thy soul from thee: and what thou hast prepared, to whom shall it be?
And the Lord said to him, Now ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and trencher; and your inside is full of plunder and wickedness. O foolish, has not he having made the outside, also made the inside?
Fools » Punishment of
Being turned away from the way of their transgression, they will be humbled from their iniquities.
The great one piercing all, and he hired the foolish one, and those passing by.
Fools » Characteristics of » Self-confidence
Thou shalt not be hastened in thy spirit to be angry, for anger shall rest in the bosom of fools.
He trusting in his heart is foolish: and he going in wisdom shall be delivered.
Fools » Are » A grief to parents
A foolish son a grief to his father, and bitterness to her bringing him forth.
A foolish son a calamity to his father: and the strifes of a woman a dropping thrust out
Fools » Cling to their folly
If thou shalt pound the foolish in a mortar in the midst of the grain with a pestle, thou shalt not remove from him his folly.
Fools » Destroy themselves by their speech
Fools » Worship idols
And in one they will become brutish, and they will be foolish: the tree itself a correction of vanities.
Declaring themselves to be wise, they were fools, And they changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man, and of flying things, and of creeping things, and of quadrupeds.
Fools » Characteristics of » Dishonesty
The partridge brooded and she brought not forth; to make riches and not in judgment, he shall leave them in the half of his days, and in his latter part he shall be 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.
Fools » Honor is unbecoming for
As a bundle of stones in a heap of stones, so he giving honor to the foolish one.
Fools » Are » Self-sufficient
Fools » Despise instruction
The foolish will deride his father's instruction: and he watching reproof will be crafty.
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: the foolish despised wisdom and instruction.
Fools » Avoid them
Fools » Deny God
To the overseer; of David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted, they made their; works abominable, none doing good.
To the overseer upon the stringed instrument: instruction to David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted; they made iniquity abominable: none doing good.
Fools » Are » Full of words
And the foolish one will multiply words: man shall not know what shall be; and what shall be after him, who shall announce to him?
Fools » Walk in darkness
The wise, his eyes in his head; and the foolish one goes in darkness: and I knew, I also, that one event will meet with them all.
Fools » Are » Angry
Thou shalt not be hastened in thy spirit to be angry, for anger shall rest in the bosom of fools.
Fools » Are » Slothful
Fools » Worship of, hateful to God
Watch thy feet when thou shalt go to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than give the sacrifice of the foolish, for they not knowing the doing of evil.
Fools » God has no pleasure in
When thou shalt vow a vow to God, thou shalt not delay to repay it; for there is no desire in the foolish: repay what thou shalt vow.
Fools » Are » Mere professors of religion
And five of them were discerning, and five foolish. Those foolish having taken their lanterns, took no oil with them. And the discerning took oil in their vessels with their lanterns. read more.
And the bridegroom delaying, they all slumbered and slept. And in the middle of the night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom comes; go ye forth to his meeting. Then all these virgins were aroused, and put their lanterns in order. And the foolish said to the discerning, Give us of your oil; for our lights are quenched. And the discerning answered, saying, Lest it should not suffice us and you: but go ye rather to those selling, and buy for yourselves. And they, going to buy, the bridegroom came; and they prepared, went in with him to the nuptials; and the door was locked. And afterwards came also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us. And he having answered said, Truly I say to you, I know you not.
Fools » Characteristics of » Slander
He covering hatred with lips of falsehood, and he bringing forth slander, is foolish.
Fools » Are » Self-confident
The wise one feared and departed from evil: and the foolish overflowing, and being confident .
Fools » Are » Slanderers
He covering hatred with lips of falsehood, and he bringing forth slander, is foolish.
Fools » Are » Liars
He covering hatred with lips of falsehood, and he bringing forth slander, is foolish.
Fools » Sport themselves in mischief
As laughter to the foolish one, to do mischief: and wisdom is to the man of understanding.
Fools » Trust to their own hearts
He trusting in his heart is foolish: and he going in wisdom shall be delivered.
Fools » Hate to depart from evil
The desire coming to pass, will be sweet to the soul: and an abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.
Fools » The company of, ruinous
He going with the wise, and he is wise: and the companion of the foolish shall become evil.
Fools » Characteristics of » Despising instruction
The foolish will deride his father's instruction: and he watching reproof will be crafty.
Fools » Characteristics of » Mocking at sin
Fools » Characteristics of » Meddlesomeness
Fools » Characteristics of » Contentiousness
The lips of the foolish one will come into contention, and his mouth will call for blows.
Fools » Exemplified » Israel
For my people are foolish, they knew me not; foolish sons are they and they not understanding; wise are they to do evil, and to do good they knew not
Fools » Are » Given to meddling
Fools » Are » Self-deceivers
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: and the folly of the foolish is deceit
Fools » Are » Contentious
The lips of the foolish one will come into contention, and his mouth will call for blows.
Fools » The mouth of, pours out folly
The tongue of the wise will make knowledge good: and the mouth of the foolish will gush forth folly.
Fools » Delight not in understanding
The foolish one will not delight in understanding, but in, the disclosings of his heart
Fools » Lips of, a snare to the soul
Fools » Make a mock at sin
Fools » Hate knowledge
How long, ye simple, will ye love simplicity? and mockers delight to mock for them, and the foolish hate knowledge?
Fools » Come to shame
Fools » Exemplified » Rehoboam
And he will forsake the counsel of the old men which they counseled him, and he will consult with the children which grew up with him which were standing before him.
Fools » Hear the gospel and obey it not
And every one hearing these my words and doing them not, shall be likened to a foolish man, which built his house upon sand.
Fools » Exhorted to seek wisdom
Fools » Blaspheme God
Remember this, the enemy reproached Jehovah, and the foolish people despised thy name.
Fools » Reproach God
Arise, O God, contend thy contention: remember thy reproach from the foolish all the day.
Fools » Characteristics of » Atheism
To the overseer upon the stringed instrument: instruction to David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted; they made iniquity abominable: none doing good.
Fools » Are » Corrupt and abominable
To the overseer; of David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted, they made their; works abominable, none doing good.
Fools » Depend upon their wealth
And God said to him, O foolish one, this night they require thy soul from thee: and what thou hast prepared, to whom shall it be?
Fools » All men are, without the knowledge of God
For once we also were unwise disobedient, deceived, being slaves to eager desires and various pleasures, living in vexation and envy, hated, and hating one another.
Fools » Shall not stand in the presence of God
Names » Of the wicked » Fools
To the overseer upon the stringed instrument: instruction to David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted; they made iniquity abominable: none doing good.
Titles and names of the wicked » Fools
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: the foolish despised wisdom and instruction.
Topics on Fools
Anger, Characteristic Of Fools
Proverbs 12:16The foolish one in the day shall make known his anger: but the prudent one covered dishonor.
Counted As Fools
2 Samuel 3:33And the king will lament for Abner, and he will say, As the fool died will Abner die?
Fools Attitude To God
Psalm 14:1To the overseer; of David. The fool said in his heart, No God. They were corrupted, they made their; works abominable, none doing good.
Fools Becoming Wise
Proverbs 13:20He going with the wise, and he is wise: and the companion of the foolish shall become evil.
Fools, Characteristics Of
1 Corinthians 4:10We foolish for Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we weak, and ye strong; ye honourable, and we dishonoured
Fools, Description Of
Titus 3:3For once we also were unwise disobedient, deceived, being slaves to eager desires and various pleasures, living in vexation and envy, hated, and hating one another.
Fools, In Teaching Of Jesus Christ
Matthew 23:16-17Woe to you blind guides, saying, Whoever should swear by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever should swear by the gold of the temple, he is indebted!
God's Attitude To Fools
Luke 12:20And God said to him, O foolish one, this night they require thy soul from thee: and what thou hast prepared, to whom shall it be?
The Work Of Fools
Ecclesiastes 10:15The labor of the foolish will weary them, because he knew not to go to the city.