17 Bible Verses about Fools, Characteristics Of

For Christ's sake we are fools, but you are quite philosophic in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong; you are honorable, but we are outcast.

For consider your own calling, brothers, that not many wise in earthly wisdom, not many powerful, not many of noble birth, have been called. No, God has chosen the world's folly to confound its philosophy; and the world's weakness to confound its strength. The world's base things has God chosen, and the things that are not, to bring to naught the things that are;read more.
so that no mortal man should glory in his presence. It is of him that you are in Christ Jesus, whom God made unto us wisdom and righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that as Scripture says, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.

For the message of the Cross is indeed for those on their way to destruction, foolishness; but for us who are on our way to salvation it is the power of God.

Sage, rabbi, skeptic of this present age??here are they all? Has not God made foolish the philosophy of the world? For when, in the wisdom of God, the world by its philosophy knew not God, the world by its philosophy knew not God, it pleased God, by the foolishness of preaching, to save those who believe. Jews continue to ask for miracles and Greeks are ever wanting philosophy,read more.
but we come preaching a crucified Messiah??o Jews a stumbling-block, to Greeks foolishness, but to those who are the called, whether Jews or Greeks, Christ, the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

For although they knew God, yet they did not glorify him as God, nor give him thanks; but became vain in their reasoning, and their senseless minds were darkened.

"O foolish men," said Jesus, "slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!

See to it, then, that you carry on your life carefully; not as foolish, but as wise men. Buy up opportunity, for the times are evil. For this reason do not be thoughtless, but learn to know what the Lord's will is.

While they professed to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the majesty of the imperishable God for an idol, graven in the likeness of perishable man, or of birds and four-footed beasts and creeping things.

so too with vulgarity and buffoonery and foolish jesting. Such words become you not, but rather thanksgiving.

They have forsaken the right way; they have lost their way, and followed the road of Balaam, the son of Beor, who loved the wages of wrong-doing.

nor to be paying attention to myths and interminable genealogies, which tend to promote discussions rather than a stewardship entrusted by God, a stewardship which is in faith.

he is puffed up with conceit and knows nothing, but is doting about disputations and a strife of words. These give rise to envy, quarrels, railings, evil suspicions,

Ever shun foolish and puerile discussions, for you know that they lead to quarrels.

But avoid foolish questionings and genealogies and dissensions and wranglings about the law; for these are unprofitable and empty.

But do you want to be convinced, O foolish man, that faith apart from deeds is barren?

but the Lord said to him. "You Pharisee do cleanse the outside of your cup or plate, but your secret heart is full of extortion and wickedness. "Foolish men! Did not He who made the outside make the inside also?

While they professed to be wise, they became fools,