Psalm 49:13

This is the way of the foolish; their silver is for those who come after them, and their children get the pleasure of their gold. (Selah.)

Luke 12:20

But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?

Jeremiah 44:17

But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had food enough and did well and saw no evil.

Luke 11:47-48

A curse is on you! for you make resting-places for the bodies of the prophets, but your fathers put them to death.

Luke 16:27-28

And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house;

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

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Summary

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

Approve their sayings

General references

Bible References

Folly

Luke 12:20
But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
1 Corinthians 3:19
For the wisdom of this world is foolish before God. As it is said in the holy Writings, He who takes the wise in their secret designs:

Approve their sayings

Jeremiah 44:17
But we will certainly do every word which has gone out of our mouths, burning perfumes to the queen of heaven and draining out drink offerings to her as we did, we and our fathers and our kings and our rulers, in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then we had food enough and did well and saw no evil.
Luke 11:47
A curse is on you! for you make resting-places for the bodies of the prophets, but your fathers put them to death.
Luke 16:27
And he said, Father, it is my request that you will send him to my father's house;

General references

Psalm 94:11
The Lord has knowledge of the thoughts of man, for they are only a breath.

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