17 Bible Verses about Foolishness Of Men
Most Relevant Verses
For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. It is written: He catches the wise in their own craftiness (deception). (Job 5:13)
without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, unforgiving, and unmerciful.
Every man is stupid lacking knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. His molten images are deceitful. There is no breath in them.
All mankind is stupid and devoid of knowledge. Every goldsmith is put to shame by his idols. His molten images are deceitful, and there is no breath in them.
Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
The shepherds are foolish. They do not look to Jehovah for help. That is why they will not succeed and all their flocks will be scattered.
they will make no progress; for their foolishness will be evident to all men, as theirs also came to be.
They are very stupid and foolish. They teach vanity to a tree. Their idol is wood!
My people are fools. They do not know me. They are stupid people. They do not understand. They are experts in doing wrong, and they do not know how to do good.
Ephraim, you are like a simpleminded, senseless dove. You call to Egypt and run to Assyria for help.
You close their minds and hearts so that they cannot understand. That is why you will not honor them.
O foolish Galatians, who fascinated (cast a spell over) (beguiled) (influenced) you? It was before your eyes that Jesus Christ was openly presented impaled.
And again: Jehovah knows the thoughts of the wise, that they are vain (useless) (empty). (Psalm 94:11)
Instead God chose the foolish things of the world to confuse (shame) the wise. God chose the weak things of the world to confuse (shame) the things that are mighty.
