17 Bible Verses about Foolishness Of Men

Professing 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."

undiscerning, perfidious, without natural affection, unforgiving, unmerciful;

Every man is stupid for lack of knowledge; every refiner is put to shame by the graven image; for his molten image is a lie, and no breath is in them.

Every man is brutish in knowledge; every refiner is put to shame by idols. For his molded image is a lie, and no breath is in them.

Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the lawyer of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

For the pastors have become stupid, and have not sought Jehovah, therefore they shall not be blessed, and all their flocks shall be scattered.

But they shall proceed no further. For their foolishness shall be plain to all, as theirs also became.

But they are all at once foolish and animal-like; the tree is an example of vanities.

For My people are foolish; they have not known Me; they are stupid sons, and they have no understanding. They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Ephraim also is like a silly dove without heart; they call to Egypt; they go to Assyria.

Is not their tent cord plucked up within them? They die, but not with wisdom.

He takes away the heart of the chief of the people of the land, and causes them to wander in a wilderness where there is no path.

For You have hidden their heart from understanding; therefore You shall not lift them up.

O foolish Galatians, who bewitched you not to obey the truth, to whom before your eyes Jesus Christ was written among you crucified?

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;