17 Bible Verses about Fools, Characteristics Of

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; you are glorious, but we are dishonorable.

For you see your calling, brethren, that there are not many wise according to the flesh, not many influential, not many high-born: but God has chosen the foolish things of the world, that he may confound the wise; and God has chosen the weak things of the world, that he may confound the strong; and God has chosen the base-born of the world, and those of no reputation, the things which are not, that He may set at nought the things which are,read more.
in order that no flesh can boast in the sight of God. But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God was made unto us wisdom, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption: in order that, as it has been written, Let him that glorieth glory in the Lord.

For the word of the cross is foolishness indeed to those who are lost; but to those who are saved it is the power of God.

Where is the wise man? where is the scribe? where is the investigator of this age? has not God rendered the wisdom of the world foolishness? For since in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe. Since indeed the Jews ask for miracles, and the Greeks seek after wisdom;read more.
but we preach Christ having been crucified, to the Jews indeed a stumbling block, and to the Gentiles foolishness; but to you who are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

because, knowing God, they did not glorify Him as God, neither were they thankful; but they became vain in their reasonings, and their foolish heart was darkened.

And He said to them, O ye foolish, and slow in heart to believe in all those things which the prophet spoke!

Therefore see how you walk about circumspectly, not as unwise, but wise; buying in the opportunity, because the days are evil. Therefore be not unwise, but understand whatsoever is the will of the Lord.

Saying that they were wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the invisible God into the similitude of the likeness of corruptible man, and of birds, and of quadrupeds, and of creeping things.

and indecorum, or foolish talking, or indecent jesting, which is not becoming, but rather the giving of thanks:

leaving the straight way, they have wandered off, following in the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the reward of iniquity; and had the conviction of his own conscience:

nor to give heed to fables and endless genealogies, which present questions, rather than the economy of God which is in faith:

he has been inflated, knowing nothing, but doting about questions and controversies, from which come envy, strife, blasphemies, evil surmisings,

But reject foolish and undisciplinary questions, knowing that they gender strife.

but reject foolish questions, and genealogies, and strife, and controversies about law; for they are unprofitable and vain.

Do you wish to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is inefficient?

And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees purify the outside of the cup and the plate, but the interior is full of extortion and wickedness. Ye fools, did not the One having made the outside also make the inside?

Saying that they were wise, they became fools,