Proverbs 23:9
Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Matthew 7:6
Do not give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls before pigs; otherwise they will trample them under their feet and turn around and tear you to pieces.
Proverbs 1:7
Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 9:7-8
Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.
Proverbs 26:4-5
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you yourself also be like him.
Isaiah 36:21
They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered, "Don't respond to him."
Luke 16:14
The Pharisees (who loved money) heard all this and ridiculed him.
John 8:52
Then the Judeans responded, "Now we know you're possessed by a demon! Both Abraham and the prophets died, and yet you say, 'If anyone obeys my teaching, he will never experience death.'
John 9:30-34
The man replied, "This is a remarkable thing, that you don't know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!
John 9:40
Some of the Pharisees who were with him heard this and asked him, "We are not blind too, are we?"
John 10:20
Many of them were saying, "He is possessed by a demon and has lost his mind! Why do you listen to him?"
Acts 13:45-46
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they began to contradict what Paul was saying by reviling him.
Acts 17:18
Also some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were asking, "What does this foolish babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems to be a proclaimer of foreign gods." (They said this because he was proclaiming the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.)
Acts 17:32
Now when they heard about the resurrection from the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, "We will hear you again about this."
Acts 28:25-28
So they began to leave, unable to agree among themselves, after Paul made one last statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly to your ancestors through the prophet Isaiah
1 Corinthians 1:21-24
For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.
1 Corinthians 4:10-13
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ! We are weak, but you are strong! You are distinguished, we are dishonored!