7 occurrences

'Foolish' in the Bible

For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Examples OfChildishnessGod, Revelation OfGood WorksKnowing God, Effects OfSkillWisdom, Human ImportanceDullnessNot Knowing HowFoolishness Of MenSkilled PeopleWorldly WisdomGood Children

Then I said, But these are the poor: they are foolish, for they have no knowledge of the way of the Lord or of the behaviour desired by their God.

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Effects OfPoverty, SpiritualMoral BankruptcySpiritual IgnorancePoor PeopleCounted As Fools

Give ear now to this, O foolish people without sense; who have eyes but see nothing, and ears without the power of hearing:

Verse ConceptsIndifferenceNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsGod's Attitude To FoolsUnhearing

For that which is feared by the people is foolish: it is the work of the hands of the workman; for a tree is cut down by him out of the woods with his axe.

Verse ConceptsForestsChristmas Treewoodworkingcutting

But they are together like beasts and foolish: the teaching of false gods is wood.

Verse ConceptsFutilityFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Examples OfVanityFoolishness Of Mendoctrine

A sword is on the men of pride, and they will become foolish: a sword is on her men of war, and they will be broken.

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfGod's Attitude To Fools

Bible Theasaurus

Absurd (4 instances)
Extravagant (2 instances)
Foolish (271 instances)
Frivolous (4 instances)
Improper (9 instances)
Inconsistent (5 instances)
Insensate (1 instance)
Irrational (9 instances)

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