68 Bible Verses about Folly, Effects Of

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

To man he said, 'Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom. To depart from evil is understanding.'"

The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.

I will hear what God, Yahweh, will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, his saints; but let them not turn again to folly.

The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of wisdom. All those who do his work have a good understanding. His praise endures forever!

Wisdom calls aloud in the street. She utters her voice in the public squares. She calls at the head of noisy places. At the entrance of the city gates, she utters her words: "How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?read more.
Turn at my reproof. Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you. I will make known my words to you. Because I have called, and you have refused; I have stretched out my hand, and no one has paid attention; but you have ignored all my counsel, and wanted none of my reproof; I also will laugh at your disaster. I will mock when calamity overtakes you; when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when your disaster comes on like a whirlwind; when distress and anguish come on you.

Whoever loves correction loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.

A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.

Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

A senseless man doesn't know, neither does a fool understand this:

Then I said, "Surely these are poor. They are foolish; for they don't know the way of Yahweh, nor the law of their God.

The Lord said to him, "Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of extortion and wickedness. You foolish ones, didn't he who made the outside make the inside also?

Because, knowing God, they didn't glorify him as God, neither gave thanks, but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless heart was darkened.

You foolish one, that which you yourself sow is not made alive unless it dies.

But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife.

but shun foolish questionings, genealogies, strife, and disputes about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.

'Hear now this, foolish people, and without understanding; who have eyes, and don't see; who have ears, and don't hear: Don't you fear me?' says Yahweh 'Won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.' "But this people has a revolting and a rebellious heart; they have revolted and gone.read more.
Neither do they say in their heart, 'Let us now fear Yahweh our God, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; who preserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.' "Your iniquities have turned away these things, and your sins have withheld good from you.

One who trusts in himself is a fool; but one who walks in wisdom is kept safe.

He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who is wise listens to counsel.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

"But God said to him, 'You foolish one, tonight your soul is required of you. The things which you have prepared -- whose will they be?'

God, you know my foolishness. My sins aren't hidden from you.

A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

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

The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit.

A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.

I saw among the simple ones. I discerned among the youths a young man void of understanding, passing through the street near her corner, he went the way to her house, in the twilight, in the evening of the day, in the middle of the night and in the darkness.read more.
Behold, there a woman met him with the attire of a prostitute, and with crafty intent. She is loud and defiant. Her feet don't stay in her house. Now she is in the streets, now in the squares, and lurking at every corner. So she caught him, and kissed him. With an impudent face she said to him: "Sacrifices of peace offerings are with me. This day I have paid my vows. Therefore I came out to meet you, to diligently seek your face, and I have found you. I have spread my couch with carpets of tapestry, with striped cloths of the yarn of Egypt. I have perfumed my bed with myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon. Come, let's take our fill of loving until the morning. Let's solace ourselves with loving. For my husband isn't at home. He has gone on a long journey. He has taken a bag of money with him. He will come home at the full moon." With persuasive words, she led him astray. With the flattering of her lips, she seduced him. He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose. Until an arrow strikes through his liver, as a bird hurries to the snare, and doesn't know that it will cost his life.

The foolish woman is loud, Undisciplined, and knows nothing. She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, To call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways,read more.
"Whoever is simple, let him turn in here." as for him who is void of understanding, she says to him, "Stolen water is sweet. Food eaten in secret is pleasant." But he doesn't know that the dead are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

"Ephraim is like an easily deceived dove, without understanding. They call to Egypt. They go to Assyria.

Foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you not to obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth among you as crucified?

A prudent man sees danger, and hides himself; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut.

For the backsliding of the simple will kill them. The careless ease of fools will destroy them.

He will die for lack of instruction. In the greatness of his folly, he will go astray.

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.

The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.

He who gives answer before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

Everyone who makes an engraved image is vain. The things that they delight in will not profit. Their own witnesses don't see, nor know, that they may be disappointed.

The wise men are disappointed, they are dismayed and taken: behold, they have rejected the word of Yahweh; and what kind of wisdom is in them?

A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.

A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.

Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

My wounds are loathsome and corrupt, because of my foolishness.

A fool's lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

A highway will be there, a road, and it will be called The Holy Way. The unclean shall not pass over it, but it will be for those who walk in the Way. Wicked fools will not go there.

While they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the marriage feast, and the door was shut. Afterward the other virgins also came, saying, 'Lord, Lord, open to us.' But he answered, 'Most certainly I tell you, I don't know you.'

Though you grind a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with grain, yet his foolishness will not be removed from him.

The heart of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.

As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.

Aaron said to Moses, "Oh, my lord, please don't count this sin against us, in which we have done foolishly, and in which we have sinned.

Now therefore, take to yourselves seven bulls and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you, for I will accept him, that I not deal with you according to your folly. For you have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job has."

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and his love toward mankind appeared, not by works of righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy, he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit,

Flog a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; rebuke one who has understanding, and he will gain knowledge.

When the mocker is punished, the simple gains wisdom. When the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a child: the rod of discipline drives it far from him.

The rod of correction gives wisdom, but a child left to himself causes shame to his mother.

You simple, understand prudence. You fools, be of an understanding heart.

Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

They also who err in spirit will come to understanding, and those who grumble will receive instruction."

a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of babies, having in the law the form of knowledge and of the truth.