17 Bible Verses about Fools, Characteristics Of

For we are foolish for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ; we are weak, but you are strong; and you are glorious, but we are infamous.

For you see your calling, brothers, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble [are called]; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise, and the weak things of the world has God chosen to put to shame the mighty, and the ignoble things of the world and things that are despised has God chosen, and things that are not, to destroy things that are,read more.
that no flesh may glory in the sight of God. But you are of him in Christ Jesus, who has become to us wisdom from God, and righteousness, and sanctification and redemption, that as it is written, He that glories, let him glory in the Lord.

For the word of the cross is to the lost foolishness, but to the saved the power of God.

Where is the wise? where the scribe? where the disputer of this life? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom knew not God, God was pleased by the foolishness of preaching to save those that believe; and since the Jews seek signs, and the Greeks seek wisdom,read more.
we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews indeed an offense, and to the gentiles foolishness, but to the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and wisdom of God; for the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

because having known God they glorified him not as God neither were thankful, but became vain in their reasonings and their ignorant mind was darkened.

And he said to them, O foolish men, and of a mind slow to believe all that the prophets have spoken.

See then that you walk discreetly, not as unwise but as wise, redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Be not foolish therefore, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

Saying that they were wise they became foolish, and changed the glory of the imperishable God into the likeness of the image of perishable man, and of birds, and quadrupeds, and reptiles.

nor indecorum and foolish talking, or jesting, things not becoming, but rather giving of thanks.

having left the right way they have gone astray, following in the way of Balaam the son of Beor who loved the wages of wickedness,

nor attend to myths or interminable genealogies, which occasion disputes rather than a dispensation of God by faith, [do.]

he is blinded and knows nothing, but has a sickly longing for debates and wars of words, from which arise envy, contention, blasphemies, evil suspicions,

But foolish and trifling disputes avoid, knowing that they produce contentions;

But foolish questions, and genealogies, and strifes and contentions about the law, avoid; for they are unprofitable and vain.

But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and plate, but your inside is full of plunder and wickedness. Senseless men! did not he that made the outside make also the inside?

Saying that they were wise they became foolish,