11 Bible Verses about Counted As Fools

The king lamented for Abner, and said, "Should Abner die as a fool dies?

I, where would I carry my shame? And as for you, you will be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, please speak to the king; for he will not withhold me from you."

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.

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, 'You good-for-nothing.' shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, 'You fool.' shall be in danger of the fire of hell.

The days of visitation have come. The days of reckoning have come. Israel will consider the prophet to be a fool, and the man who is inspired to be insane, because of the abundance of your sins, and because your hostility is great.

who foils the omens of the empty talkers, and makes fools of diviners; who turns wise men back, and makes their knowledge foolish;

But he said to her, "You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?" In all this Job did not sin with his lips.

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

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.

Why are we counted as animals, which have become unclean in your sight?

And they will no longer call a fool noble, nor the scoundrel be highly respected.