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 has taken the wise in their craftiness."

foolish, promise-breakers, heartless, unmerciful;

Every man has become brutish and without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.

Every man has become brutish without knowledge. Every goldsmith is disappointed by his 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 debater of this world? Hasn't God made foolish the wisdom of this world?

For the shepherds are become brutish, and have not inquired of the LORD: therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks are scattered.

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

But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols. it is but a stock.

"For my people are foolish, they do not know me. They are foolish children, and they have no understanding. They are skillful in doing evil, but to do good they have no knowledge."

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

Isn't their tent cord plucked up within them? They die, and that without wisdom.'

He takes away understanding from 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 you shall not exalt them.

Foolish Galatians, who has cunningly deceived you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth as crucified?

And again, "The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless."

But God chose the foolish of the world to shame the wise. And God chose the weak of the world to shame the strong.