57 Bible Verses about Fools

But they shall not advance farther; for their folly shall be completely manifest to all, as that of those also became.

For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, and a fool's voice through a multitude of words.

A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of the foolish proclaimeth folly.

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.

And ye are witnesses of these things.

And we are his witnesses of these things, and the Holy Spirit also, which God has given to those that obey him.

who appeared for many days to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people.

For we have not made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, following cleverly imagined fables, but having been eyewitnesses of his majesty.

as those who from the beginning were eye-witnesses of and attendants on the Word have delivered them to us,

But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

See therefore how ye walk carefully, not as unwise but as wise,

But the Lord said to him, Now do ye Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and of the dish, but your inward parts are full of plunder and wickedness. Fools, has not he who has made the outside made the inside also?

professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of the foolish.

A master roughly worketh every one: he both hireth the fool and hireth passers-by.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.

He that confideth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitterness to her that bore him.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father; and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

If thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his folly depart from him.

As a dog turneth back to its vomit, so a fool repeateth his folly.

The wise in heart receiveth commandments; but a prating fool shall fall.

The wise lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the fool is near destruction.

But they are one and all senseless and foolish; the teaching of vanities is a stock.

professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into the likeness of an image of corruptible man and of birds and quadrupeds and reptiles.

As the partridge sitteth on eggs it hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches and not by right: in the midst of his days shall he leave them, and at his end shall be a fool.

And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour beseemeth not a fool.

As a bag of gems in a stoneheap, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; but he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.

Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.

{To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

And the fool multiplieth words: yet man knoweth not what shall be; and what shall be after him, who will tell him?

The wise man's eyes are in his head, and the fool walketh in darkness; but I myself also perceived that one event happeneth to them all.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

And five of them were prudent and five foolish. They that were foolish took their torches and did not take oil with them; but the prudent took oil in their vessels with their torches. read more.
Now the bridegroom tarrying, they all grew heavy and slept. But in the middle of the night there was a cry, Behold, the bridegroom; go forth to meet him. Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their torches. And the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, for our torches are going out. But the prudent answered saying, We cannot, lest it might not suffice for us and for you. Go rather to those that sell, and buy for yourselves. But as they went away to buy, the bridegroom came, and the ones that were ready went in with him to the wedding feast, and the door was shut. Afterwards come also the rest of the virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us; but he answering said, Verily I say unto you, I do not know you.

He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.

A wise man feareth and departeth from evil; but the foolish is overbearing and confident.

He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.

He that covereth hatred hath lying lips, and he that sendeth forth a slander is a fool.

It is as sport to a foolish man to do wickedness; but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

He that confideth in his own heart is a fool; but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; but it is abomination to the foolish to depart from evil.

He that walketh with wise men becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.

A fool despiseth his father's instruction; but he that regardeth reproof becometh prudent.

Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have no intelligence; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife; but every fool rusheth into it.

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way; but the folly of the foolish is deceit.

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for stripes.

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but only that his heart may reveal itself.

A fool's mouth is destruction to him, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.

How long, simple ones, will ye love simpleness, and scorners take pleasure in their scorning, and the foolish hate knowledge?

The wise shall inherit glory; but shame shall be the promotion of the foolish.

But he forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him, and consulted with the young men, who had grown up with him, that stood before him.

And every one who hears these my words and does not do them, he shall be likened to a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand;

O ye simple, understand prudence; and ye foolish, understand sense.

Remember this, that an enemy hath reproached Jehovah, and a foolish people have contemned thy name.

Rise up, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee all the day;

{To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They have corrupted themselves, they have done abominable works: there is none that doeth good.

But God said to him, Fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee; and whose shall be what thou hast prepared?

For we were once ourselves also without intelligence, disobedient, wandering in error, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

{To the chief Musician. On Mahalath: an instruction. Of David.} The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God! They have corrupted themselves, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.

professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,