'Folly' in the Bible

And the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father's house, and the men of her city shall stone her to death with stones, because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the harlot in her father's house: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.

And it shall be, that he that is taken with the devoted thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath; because he hath transgressed the covenant of Jehovah, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.

Behold, here is my daughter a virgin, and his concubine; them I will bring out now, and humble ye them, and do with them what seemeth good unto you: but unto this man do not any such folly.

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victuals for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this worthless fellow, even Nabal; for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thy handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

And she answered him, Nay, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel: do not thou this folly.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:

From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.

Now therefore, take unto you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt-offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you; for him will I accept, that I deal not with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. Selah

I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.

He shall die for lack of instruction; And in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly.

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way; But the folly of fools is deceit.

The simple inherit folly; But the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools is their folly.

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

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

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 that returneth to his vomit,'so is a fool that repeateth his folly.

And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life.

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things , and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor;'so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor.

folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in a low place.

Therefore the Lord will not rejoice over their young men, neither will he have compassion on their fatherless and widows; for every one is profane and an evil-doer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.

For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that knoweth, and am witness, saith Jehovah.