17 Bible Verses about Foolishness Of Men

When they counted themselves wise, they became fools

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

without understanding, covenant-breakers, unloving, truce-breakers, and merciless.

His wisdom maketh all men fools. And confounded be all casters of images, for that they cast is but a vain thing, and hath no life.

By the reason of wisdom, all men are become fools. Confounded be all the casters of images: for the thing that they make is but deceit, and hath no breath.

Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the searcher of this world? Hath not God made the wisdom of this world foolishness?

For the herdsmen have done foolishly, that they have not sought the LORD. Therefore have they dealt unwisely with their cattle, and all are scattered abroad.

but they shall prevail no longer. For their madness shall be uttered unto all men as theirs was.

They are altogether unlearned and unwise. All their cunning is but vanity:

"Nevertheless this shall come upon them because my people is become foolish, and hath utterly no understanding. They are the children of foolishness, and without any discretion. To do evil, they have wit enough: but to do well, they have no wisdom."

Ephraim is like a dove, that is beguiled, and hath no heart. Now call they upon the Egyptians, now go they to the Assyrians:

Is not their dignity taken away with them? They shall die - and not in wisdom.'

He changeth the heart of the princes and kings of the earth, and disapointeth them; so that they go wandering out of the way,

Thou hast withholden their hearts from understanding, therefore shall they not be set up on high.

O foolish Galatians: who hath bewitched you, that ye should not believe the truth, to whom Jesus Christ was described before the eyes, and among you crucified?

And again, "God knoweth the thoughts of the wise that they be vain."

But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world, to confound the wise. And God hath chosen the weak things of the world, to confound things which are mighty.