56 Bible Verses about Fools
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Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.
Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
A foolish man lets out all his wrath, but a wise man keeps it back quietly.
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
Do not give to the foolish man a foolish answer, or you will be like him.
The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.
The heart of the wise man goes in the right direction; but the heart of a foolish man in the wrong.
Have you seen a man who seems to himself to be wise? There is more hope for the foolish than for him.
We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.
The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.
Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.
Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.
The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
Let no man have a false idea. If any man seems to himself to be wise among you, let him become foolish, so that he may be wise.
The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil.
Have you seen a man who is quick with his tongue? There is more hope for a foolish man than for him.
Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
The foolish are placed in high positions, but men of wealth are kept low.
In the mouth of the foolish man is a rod for his back, but the lips of the wise will keep them safe.
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
Give your mind to my words, you who are without wisdom among the people; you foolish men, when will you be wise?
To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.
It is better to take note of the protest of the wise, than for a man to give ear to the song of the foolish.
How will money in the hand of the foolish get him wisdom, seeing that he has no sense?
It is better to come face to face with a bear whose young ones have been taken away than with a foolish man acting foolishly.
But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.
And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.
Wine makes men foolish, and strong drink makes men come to blows; and whoever comes into error through these is not wise.
Foolish man, it is necessary for the seed which you put into the earth to undergo death in order that it may come to life again:
Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.
Wisdom is before the face of him who has sense; but the eyes of the foolish are on the ends of the earth.
From Thematic Bible
Fools » Characteristics of » Reveal their folly
But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end.
As a dream comes from much business, so the voice of a foolish man comes with words in great number.
A sharp man keeps back his knowledge; but the heart of foolish men makes clear their foolish thoughts.
Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
Fools » Witnesses, two or thee required » Disciples and early Christians as
And we are witnesses of these things, and so is the Holy Spirit, whom God has given to those who keep his laws.
And for a number of days he was seen by those who came with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses before the people.
For when we gave you news of the power and the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, our teaching was not based on stories put together by art, but we were eye-witnesses of his glory.
As they were handed down to us by those who saw them from the first and were preachers of the word,
Fools » Characteristics of » Hypocrisy
But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
And the Lord said to him, You Pharisees make the outside of the cup and the plate clean; but inside you are thieves and full of evil. O you foolish ones! did not he who made the outside in the same way make the inside?
Fools » Punishment of
Foolish men, because of their sins, and because of their wrongdoing, are troubled;
Rods are being made ready for the man of pride, and blows for the back of the foolish.
Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
Fools » Characteristics of » Self-confidence
Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.
He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.
Fools » Are » A grief to parents
A foolish son is a grief to his father, and bitter pain to her who gave him birth.
A foolish son is the destruction of his father; and the bitter arguments of a wife are like drops of rain falling without end.
Fools » Cling to their folly
Even if a foolish man is crushed with a hammer in a vessel among crushed grain, still his foolish ways will not go from him.
Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
Fools » Destroy themselves by their speech
The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.
Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
Fools » Worship idols
But they are together like beasts and foolish: the teaching of false gods is wood.
Seeming to be wise, they were in fact foolish, And by them the glory of the eternal God was changed and made into the image of man who is not eternal, and of birds and beasts and things which go on the earth.
Fools » Characteristics of » Dishonesty
Like the partridge, getting eggs together but not producing young, is a man who gets wealth but not by right; before half his days are ended, it will go from him, and at his end he will be foolish.
And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;
Fools » Honor is unbecoming for
Like snow in summer and rain when the grain is being cut, so honour is not natural for the foolish.
Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
Fools » Are » Self-sufficient
The way of the foolish man seems right to him? but the wise man gives ear to suggestions.
Fools » Despise instruction
A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
Fools » Avoid them
Go away from the foolish man, for you will not see the lips of knowledge.
Fools » Deny God
The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Fools » Are » Full of words
The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?
Fools » Walk in darkness
The wise man's eyes are in his head, but the foolish man goes walking in the dark; but still I saw that the same event comes to them all.
Fools » Are » Angry
Be not quick to let your spirit be angry; because wrath is in the heart of the foolish.
Fools » Are » Slothful
Fools » Worship of, hateful to God
Put your feet down with care when you go to the house of God, for it is better to give ear than to make the burned offerings of the foolish, whose knowledge is only of doing evil.
Fools » God has no pleasure in
When you take an oath before God, put it quickly into effect, because he has no pleasure in the foolish; keep the oath you have taken.
Fools » Are » Mere professors of religion
And five of them were foolish, and five were wise. For the foolish, when they took their lights, took no oil with them. But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lights. read more.
Now the husband was a long time in coming, and they all went to sleep. But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him. Then all those virgins got up, and made ready their lights. And the foolish said to the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lights are going out. But the wise made answer, saying, There may not be enough for us and you; it would be better for you to go to the traders and get oil for yourselves. And while they went to get oil, the master came; and those who were ready went in with him to the feast: and the door was shut. After that the other virgins came, saying, Lord, Lord, let us in. But he made answer and said, Truly I say to you, I have no knowledge of you.
Fools » Characteristics of » Slander
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
Fools » Are » Self-confident
The wise man, fearing, keeps himself from evil; but the foolish man goes on in his pride, with no thought of danger.
Fools » Are » Slanderers
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
Fools » Are » Liars
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
Fools » Sport themselves in mischief
It is sport to the foolish man to do evil, but the man of good sense takes delight in wisdom.
Fools » Trust to their own hearts
He whose faith is in himself is foolish; but everyone walking wisely will be kept safe.
Fools » Hate to depart from evil
To get one's desire is sweet to the soul, but to give up evil is disgusting to the foolish.
Fools » The company of, ruinous
Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
Fools » Characteristics of » Despising instruction
A foolish man puts no value on his father's training; but he who has respect for teaching has good sense.
Fools » Characteristics of » Mocking at sin
In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
Fools » Characteristics of » Meddlesomeness
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Fools » Characteristics of » Contentiousness
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
Fools » Exemplified » Israel
For my people are foolish, they have no knowledge of me; they are evil-minded children, without sense, all of them: they are wise in evil-doing, but have no knowledge of doing good.
Fools » Are » Given to meddling
It is an honour for a man to keep from fighting, but the foolish are ever at war.
Fools » Are » Self-deceivers
The wisdom of the man of good sense makes his way clear; but the unwise behaviour of the foolish is deceit.
Fools » Are » Contentious
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.
Fools » The mouth of, pours out folly
Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.
Fools » Delight not in understanding
A foolish man has no pleasure in good sense, but only to let what is in his heart come to light.
Fools » Lips of, a snare to the soul
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
Fools » Make a mock at sin
In the tents of those hating authority there is error, but in the house of the upright man there is grace.
Fools » Hate knowledge
How long, you simple ones, will foolish things be dear to you? and pride a delight to the haters of authority? how long will the foolish go on hating knowledge?
Fools » Come to shame
The wise will have glory for their heritage, but shame will be the reward of the foolish.
Fools » Exemplified » Rehoboam
But he gave no attention to the opinion of the old men, and went to the young men of his generation who were waiting before him:
Fools » Hear the gospel and obey it not
And everyone to whom my words come and who does them not, will be like a foolish man who made his house on sand;
Fools » Exhorted to seek wisdom
Become expert in reason, O you simple ones; you foolish ones, take training to heart.
Fools » Blaspheme God
Keep this in mind, O Lord, that your haters have said cruel things, and that your name has been looked down on by a people of evil behaviour.
Fools » Reproach God
Up! O God, be the judge of your cause; keep in mind the bitter things which the man of evil behaviour says against you every day.
Fools » Characteristics of » Atheism
The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Fools » Are » Corrupt and abominable
The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Fools » Depend upon their wealth
But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
Fools » All men are, without the knowledge of God
For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.
Fools » Shall not stand in the presence of God
The sons of pride have no place before you; you are a hater of all workers of evil.
Names » Of the wicked » Fools
The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Titles and names of the wicked » Fools
The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
Topics on Fools
Anger, Characteristic Of Fools
Proverbs 12:16A foolish man lets his trouble be openly seen, but a sharp man keeps shame secret.
Counted As Fools
2 Samuel 3:33And the king made a song of grief for Abner and said, Was the death of Abner to be like the death of a foolish man?
Fools Attitude To God
Psalm 14:1The foolish man has said in his heart, God will not do anything. They are unclean, they have done evil works; there is not one who does good.
Fools Becoming Wise
Proverbs 13:20Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
Fools, Characteristics Of
1 Corinthians 4:10We are made to seem foolish for Christ, but you are wise in Christ; we are feeble, but you are strong; you have glory, but we have shame.
Fools, Description Of
Titus 3:3For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.
Fools, In Teaching Of Jesus Christ
Matthew 23:16-17A curse is on you, blind guides, who say, Whoever takes an oath by the Temple, it is nothing; but whoever takes an oath by the gold of the Temple, he is responsible.
God's Attitude To Fools
Luke 12:20But God said to him, You foolish one, tonight I will take your soul from you, and who then will be the owner of all the things which you have got together?
The Work Of Fools
Ecclesiastes 10:15The work of the foolish will be a weariness to him, because he has no knowledge of the way to the town.
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