'Folly' in the Bible

He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

“Forsake your folly and live,And proceed in the way of understanding.”

The woman Folly is rowdy;she is gullible and knows nothing.

A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

The wisdom of women buildeth their house; but folly plucketh it down with her hands.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

Folly is bound up in the heart of a youth, The rod of chastisement putteth it far from him.

To devise folly is sin, and people detest a scoffer.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things -- with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.