'Fools' in the Bible
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and judges maketh he fools;
Sons of fools, and sons of nameless sires, they are driven out of the land.
Insolent fools shall not stand before thine eyes; thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
Understand, ye brutish among the people; and ye fools, when will ye be wise?
Fools, because of their way of transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted;
The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge: fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The lips of a righteous man feed many; but fools die for want of understanding.
Fools make a mock at trespass; but for the upright there is favour.
Wisdom is a fountain of life for him that hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly.
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of fools.
The legs of the lame hang loose; so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know 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.
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools in the house of mirth.
It is better for a man to hear the rebuke of the wise, than to hear the song of fools.
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools.
The words of the wise are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
The labour of fools wearieth them, because they know not how to go to the city.
They are but fools, the princes of Zoan, the wise counsellors of Pharaoh: their counsel is become senseless. How say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.
the sword is upon the liars, and they shall become fools; the sword is upon her mighty men, and they shall be dismayed;