Bible Verses About Foolishness
Bible verses about Foolishness
Discover what the Bible says about foolishness.
Each verse has been chosen for its relevance and insight into this important biblical topic.
Most Helpful Verses
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Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.
Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?
Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.
Scripture Passages
Wisdom is too high for a fool: he openeth not his mouth in the gate.
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.
He goeth after her straightway, as an ox goeth to the slaughter, or as a fool to the correction of the stocks;
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
As he that bindeth a stone in a sling, so is he that giveth honour to a fool.
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
And [one] told David, saying, Ahithophel [is] among the conspirators with Absalom. And David said, O LORD, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness.
I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason [of things], and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness [and] madness:
The beginning of the words of his mouth [is] foolishness: and the end of his talk [is] mischievous madness.
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness;
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish, foolishness; but to us who are saved, it is the power of God.
For when in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness to him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
But we preach Christ crucified, to the Jews a stumbling-block, and to the Greeks foolishness;
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.