13 Bible Verses about Folly, Examples Of

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Matthew 23:16-17

Woe unto you, blind guides, who are saying, Whosoever may swear by the temple it is nothing; but whosoever may swear by the gold of the temple, he is debtor. Ye fools and blind: for which is the greater, the gold, or the temple sanctifying the gold?

Matthew 7:26

And every one hearing these words of mine, and doing them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.

Matthew 25:1-3

Then shall the kingdom of the heavens be likened unto ten virgins, who taking their lamps, went out to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For the foolish, taking their lamps, took no oil with themselves:

Luke 12:16-21

He spake a parable to them, saying, The farm of a certain rich man was very productive: and he was reasoning in himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no place where I shall store my fruits? And he said, I will do this: I will take down my barns, and build greater, and there I will gather all my fruits and my goods.read more.
And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, be merry. But God said to him, Thou fool, this night they are demanding thy soul from thee; and to whom shall those things which thou hast prepared, belong? So is every one laying up treasure for himself, and not rich toward God.

2 Corinthians 11:16-21

Again I say, Let no one consider me to be a fool; but if not, receive me as a fool, in order that I may indeed glory some little. What I say, I am not saying according to the Lord, but as it were in folly, in this confidence of glorying. Since many glory in the flesh, I will glory also.read more.
For cheerfully do you, being wise, bear with the foolish: for you bear with them, if any one enslaves you, if any one devours you, if any one captures you, if any one is exalted against you, if any one smites you in the face. I speak according to disparagement, as that we are weak; but in whatsoever any one is bold, (I speak it in folly,) I am bold also.

2 Corinthians 11:1

I would that you bear with me a little in my folly: yes indeed you do bear with me.

2 Corinthians 12:6

For if I shall wish to glory, I will not be a fool; for I speak the truth: but I fear, lest some one may consider with reference to me above what he sees me, or hears from me.

1 Corinthians 1:20-25

Where is the wise man? where is the scribe? where is the investigator of this age? has not God rendered the wisdom of the world foolishness? For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe. Since indeed the Jews ask for miracles, and the Greeks seek after wisdom;read more.
but we preach Christ having been crucified, to the Jews indeed a stumbling block, and to the Gentiles foolishness; but to you who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

1 Corinthians 3:19

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it has been written. He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.

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