17 Bible Verses about Fools, Characteristics Of

We are fools for Christ's sake, but ye are wise in Christ: we are weak, but ye are strong: ye are honoured, but we are despised.

For ye see by your calling, brethren, that not many wise men according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble are called: but God hath chosen things that are foolish in the eye of the world to put it's wise men to confusion; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the mighty; and things in the opinion of the world ignoble, and despicable, and accounted as nothing, hath God chosen, to abolish things that are in esteem among men;read more.
that no flesh may glory in his presence. But ye are of Him in Christ Jesus, who from God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption: that, as it is written, He that glorieth may glory in the Lord.

For the doctrine of the cross is to them, that perish, foolishness: but to us, who are saved, it is the power of God.

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputant of the age? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? For, since in the wisdom of God the world by it's wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by what they called the folly of preaching to save those that believe. And whereas the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks look for wisdom, we preach Christ crucified;read more.
to the Jews indeed a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness; but to them that are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God, as they call it, is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

so that they are inexcusable; because having thus known God they glorified Him not as God, neither were they thankful; but were infatuated by their own reasonings, and their heart being void of understanding was darkened.

And He said unto them, O people void of understanding and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken.

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise men: redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Wherefore be not thoughtless, but consider what is the will of the Lord.

Pretending to be wise they Became fools: and changed the glory of the incorruptible God for an image like to corruptible man, and birds, and beasts, and reptiles.

nor ribaldry, nor buffoonery, nor wanton jesting, which are not meet: but rather giving of thanks.

who have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, having followed the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of iniquity;

nor attend to fables and endless genealogies, which occasion debates, rather than pious edification in the faith:

he is proud, knowing nothing, but is delirious about questions and strifes of words: from which cometh envy, contention, calumnies, wicked suspicions, perverse debates of men corrupted in mind,

but foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they produce quarrels; for the servant of the Lord ought not to wrangle,

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

But desirest thou to know, O vain man, that faith without works, is dead?

But the Lord said unto him, ye pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but your inward part is full of rapine and wickedness. Senseless creatures! Did not He who made the outside, make also that which is within? give alms rather according to your ability:

Pretending to be wise they Became fools: