17 Bible Verses about Foolishness Of Men

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He takes the wise in their own craftiness.

Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:

Every man is senseless in his knowledge: every goldsmith is put to shame by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Every man is senseless by his knowledge; every goldsmith is confounded by the graven image: for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

For the shepherds have become senseless, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

But they are altogether senseless and foolish: the wooden idol is a doctrine of vanities.

For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are stupid children, and they have no understanding: they are wise to do evil, but how to do good they have no knowledge.

Ephraim also is like a silly dove without sense: they call to Egypt, they go to Assyria.

Does not their excellence which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.

He takes away the heart of the chiefs of the people of the earth, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no way.

For you have hidden their heart from understanding: therefore shall you not exalt them.

O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been openly set forth, crucified among you?

And again, The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain.

But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;