'Foolishness' in the Bible

Just then, someone told David, "Ahithophel is one of Absalom's conspirators!" So David prayed, "LORD, please turn Ahithophel's counsel into foolishness."

My wounds have putrefied and festered because of my foolishness.

Let me listen to what God, the LORD, says; for the LORD will promise peace to his people, to his holy ones; may they not return to foolishness.

A prudent man keeps what he knows to himself, but the hearts of fools shout forth their foolishness.

The wise speak, presenting knowledge appropriately, but fools spout foolishness.

Anyone who has understanding is a fountain of life, but foolishness brings punishment to fools.

A man's foolishness ruins his life, yet his heart rages against the LORD.

Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.

Answer a fool according to his foolishness, or he will think himself to be wise.

So I dedicated myself to learn about wisdom and knowledge, and about insanity and foolishness. And I discovered that this is also like chasing after the wind.

I decided to indulge in wine, while still remaining committed to wisdom. I also tried to indulge in foolishness, just enough to determine whether it was good for human beings under heaven given the short time of their lives.

Next I turned to examine wisdom, insanity, and foolishness, because what can a person do who succeeds the king except what has already been accomplished?

I concluded that wisdom is more useful than foolishness, just as light is more useful than darkness.

I committed myself to understand, to learn, to search for wisdom and explanations, and to understand both the evil that is foolishness and the stupidity that is delusion.

As dead flies cause the perfumer's ointment to stink, so also does a little foolishness to one's reputation of wisdom and honor.

Foolishness is given great honor, while the prosperous sit in lowly places.

He begins his speech with foolishness, and concludes it with evil madness.