'Foolish' in the Bible
I have a duty to perform and a debt to pay both to Greeks and to barbarians [the cultured and the uncultured], both to the wise and to the foolish.
For even though they knew God [as the Creator], they did not honor Him as God or give thanks [for His wondrous creation]. On the contrary, they became worthless in their thinking [godless, with pointless reasonings, and silly speculations], and their foolish heart was darkened.
and [that you are] a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of the [spiritually] childish, having in the Law the embodiment of knowledge and of the truth—
But I say, did Israel fail to understand [that the gospel was to go also to the Gentiles]? First Moses says,“I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation (Gentiles);With a nation that lacks understanding I will make you angry.”
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Bible Theasaurus
- Absurd (4 instances)
- Extravagant (2 instances)
- Foolish (271 instances)
- Frivolous (4 instances)
- Idle (44 instances)
- Improper (9 instances)
- Inconsistent (5 instances)
- Insensate (1 instance)
- Irrational (9 instances)
Reverse Interlinear
Halal