'Foolish' in the Bible
It is foolish to spread a netwhere any bird can see it,
“How long, foolish ones, will you love ignorance?How long will you mockers enjoy mockingand you fools hate knowledge?
Learn to be shrewd, you who are inexperienced;develop common sense, you who are foolish.
Solomon’s proverbs:A wise son brings joy to his father,but a foolish son, heartache to his mother.
A wise heart accepts commands,but foolish lips will be destroyed.
A sly wink of the eye causes grief,and foolish lips will be destroyed.
A shrewd person conceals knowledge,but a foolish heart publicizes stupidity.
Every wise woman builds her house,but a foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Stay away from a foolish man;you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
A wise son brings joy to his father,but a foolish man despises his mother.
A foolish son is grief to his fatherand bitterness to the one who bore him.
A foolish son is his father’s ruin,and a wife’s nagging is an endless dripping.
Precious treasure and oil are in the dwelling of a wise person,but a foolish man consumes them.
A foolish scheme is sin,and a mocker is detestable to people.
A sensible person sees danger and takes cover;the inexperienced keep going and are punished.
If you have been foolish by exalting yourselfor if you’ve been scheming,put your hand over your mouth.