13 occurrences

'Foolish' in the Bible

'And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfFailureComplacencyWicked Described AsThe Insecurity Of The WickedHearing ChristThe Work Of FoolsDoing God's WorksSand And Gravel

and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

Verse ConceptsFive PeopleFoolish People

they who were foolish having taken their lamps, did not take with themselves oil;

Verse ConceptsOlive OilOil For LampsFoolish PeopleNot Equippedboyfriends

and the foolish said to the prudent, Give us of your oil, because our lamps are going out;

Verse ConceptsOil For LampsExtinguishingFoolish People

where is the wise? where the scribe? where a disputer of this age? did not God make foolish the wisdom of this world?

Verse ConceptsPresent Evil AgePride, Examples OfThoughtReasoned ArgumentFalse WisdomFoolishness Of MenQuestioning GodAgemangirlfriendswise

but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;

Verse ConceptsMidgetsChosen InstrumentsWeakness, SpiritualSmall Things God UsesFoolishness Of GodFoolishness Of MenShaming PeopleChosen DisciplesWise Man Or FoolMighty in its influenceWeakness

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