'Fools' in the Bible

and in order that in the hearing of your son and your grandson you may tell how I made fools of the Egyptians and about my signs that I displayed among them, so that you may know that I am the Lord."

Do I have a shortage of fools, that you have brought me this man to display his insanity in front of me? Should this man enter my house?"

And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

He leadeth counsellers away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.

Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

Fools say to themselves, "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit evil deeds; not one of them practices what is good.

Deliver me from all my transgressions;do not make me the taunt of fools.

Surely one sees that even wise people die; fools and spiritually insensitive people all pass away and leave their wealth to others.

This is the destiny of fools, and of those who approve of their philosophy. (Selah)

Fools say to themselves "There is no God." They are corrupt and commit iniquity; not one of them practices what is good.

Rise up, God, defend Your cause!Remember the insultsthat fools bring against You all day long.

I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

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

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

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

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

The lips of the wise broadcast knowledge,but not so the heart of fools.

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

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

Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

Wisdom [is too] high for fools; at the gate he will not open his mouth.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,and a rod for the backs of fools.

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

So do the wise [really] have an advantage over fools? {Can the poor [really] gain anything by knowing how to act in front of others}?

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Like the sound of thorns under a pot, so also the laughter of fools. This also [is] vanity!

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Fools are placed in many positions of authority, while wealthy men sit in lowly positions.

The struggles of fools weary them,for they don’t know how to go to the city.

Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellers of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.

For fools utter contempt, and their minds plot wrong things: practicing ungodliness, spreading lies about the LORD, leaving the pangs of hungry people unsatisfied, and depriving thirsty people of drink.

And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.

who destroys the omens of the false prophetsand makes fools of diviners;who confounds the wiseand makes their knowledge foolishness;

“For My people are fools;they do not know Me.They are foolish children,without understanding.They are skilled in doing what is evil,but they do not know how to do what is good.”

I thought, "Surely it is only the ignorant poor who act this way. They act like fools because they do not know what the Lord demands. They do not know what their God requires of them.

A sword against the diviners. They'll be made fools. A sword against her warriors. They'll be shattered.