28 occurrences

'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?

Verse ConceptsGod, Fatherhood OfGiving, Of OneselfFolly, Examples OfClaimsIngratitudeMetaphorsPeople Of God, In OtCharacter Of WickedIngratitude To GodFoolish PeopleCreation Of All Mankind

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.

Verse ConceptsGod, Zeal OfVanityFoolish PeopleWhat Is Not GodMaking Israel Jealous

"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!

Verse ConceptsFoolish People

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.

Verse ConceptsAfflicted SaintsIntegrityTemptation, ResistingAcceptance, Of InstructionResignationTemptressesCounted As FoolsGod Can Harm PeoplePeople Who Did RightOvercoming Hard TimesTragedyHardshipOvercoming Adversity

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

Verse ConceptsParticipation, In SinPsalm Interjectionsfate

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

Verse ConceptsBlasphemy, At GodInsultsFools, Description OfFools Attitude To God

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

Verse ConceptsFolly, Effects OfAcquiring WisdomFools Becoming Wise

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

Verse ConceptsWantonnessA Good Womanignorancewoman

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.

Verse ConceptsUseless EndeavourUnder The SunWise Man Or Fool

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

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfIntelligenceWisdom, Source Of HumanThe Vanity Of Human KnowledgeFalse WisdomFrustrationCounted As Fools

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.

Verse ConceptsFools, Characteristics OfFolly, Effects OfPoverty, SpiritualMoral BankruptcySpiritual IgnorancePoor PeopleCounted As Fools

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

Verse ConceptsIndifferenceNot Seeing Spiritual ThingsGod's Attitude To FoolsUnhearing

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

Verse ConceptsWombLabour PainsBirth Not Being Possible

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

Verse ConceptsdirtOffalSpectaclePeople Being Polluted

Bible Theasaurus

Absurd (4 instances)
Extravagant (2 instances)
Foolish (271 instances)
Frivolous (4 instances)
Improper (9 instances)
Inconsistent (5 instances)
Insensate (1 instance)
Irrational (9 instances)

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