'Foolish' in the Bible

This is not the way to repay the LORD, is it, you foolish and witless people? Is he not your father, who bought you, formed you, and established you?

They provoked me to jealousy over non-gods, and to be angry over their vanity. Now I'll provoke them to jealousy over a non-people; and over a foolish nation I'll provoke them to anger.

"No, my brother!" she kept telling him. "Don't humiliate me like this! This just isn't done in Israel! Don't do this utterly foolish thing!

But he replied to her, "You're talking like foolish women do. Are we to accept what is good from God but not tragedy?" Throughout all of this, Job did not sin by what he said.

The Law of the LORD is perfect, restoring life. The testimony of the LORD is steadfast, making foolish people wise.

This is the fate of those who are foolish and of those who correct their words after they speak. Interlude

Remember this: The enemy scorns the LORD and a foolish people despises your name.

Understand prudence, you naive people; and gain an understanding heart, you foolish ones.

The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and without knowledge.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grieves his mother.

Every wise woman builds up her household, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find competent advice.

A quick tempered person does foolish things, and a devious man is hated.

A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.

A foolish son brings grief to his father and bitterness to his mother.

Whoever answers before listening is both foolish and shameful.

A father's ruin is a foolish son, and a wife's quarreling is like dripping water that never stops.

Precious treasures and oil are found where the wise live, but a foolish man devours them.

Whoever trusts in himself is foolish, but whoever lives wisely will be kept safe.

And who knows whether he will be wise or foolish? Either way, he will take possession of everything that I have done on earth, especially where I have excelled. This also is pointless.

A poor but wise youth is better than an old but foolish king who will no longer accept correction.

Unjust gain makes the wise foolish, and a bribe corrupts the heart.

who frustrates the omens of idle talkers, and drives diviners mad, who turns back the wise, and makes their knowledge foolish;

"For my people are foolish, they don't know me. They're stupid children, they have no understanding. They're skilled at doing evil, but how to do good, they don't know."

Then I said, "These are only the poor, they're foolish, for they don't know the LORD's way, the requirement of their God.

"Hear this, you foolish and stupid people: They have eyes, but don't see; they have ears, but don't hear.

When the time of childbirth comes, he will be so foolish that he will refuse to be born."

I will hurl abominable filth upon you, making you look foolish, and making an example of you.