Bible verses about "fools" | Matthew

⁷ A fooles mouth is hys owne destruccion and his lippes are the snare for his owne soule.

⁷ Se that thou meddle not with a foole, and do as though thou haddest no knowledge. ⁸ The wysdome of hym that hath vnderstanding is, to take hede vnto hys way but the folyshnes of the vnwyse disceaueth. ⁹ Foles make but a sporte of synne, but ther is fauourable loue amonge the rightuous.

⁷ A wyse mouth poureth out knowledge, but the herte of the folysh doth not so.

³ Vnto the horse belongeth a whyppe, to the Asse a brydle, and a rodde to the fooles backe. ⁴ Geue not the foole an answere after hys folyshnesse, lest thou become lyke vnto hym: ⁵ but make the fole an answer to his folishnes, lest he be wise in his own conceat. ⁶ He is lame of his fete yea dronken is he in vanite, that committeth any thing to a fole. ⁷ Like as it is an vnsemely thing to haue legs & yet to halt euen so is a parable in the foles mouthe. ⁸ He that setteth a foole in hye dignity, that is euen as if a man did cast a precious stone vp on the gallous. ⁹ A parable in a fooles mouth is lyke a thorne that prycketh a dronken man in the hand. ¹⁰ A man of experience dyscerneth all thynges well, but whoso hyreth a foole, hyreth such one as will take no hede. ¹¹ Lyke as the dogge turueth agayne to hys vomyte, euen so a foole beginneth hys folishnesse agayne a fresh. ¹² If thou seiest a man that is wyse in his owne conceate, there is more hope in a fole then in him.

⁶ A fooles lippes are euer brawling, and his mouth prouoketh vnto battayll.

²² but I sai vnto yow, whosoeuer is angre wt his brother without a cause shal be in daunger of iudgement. Whosoeuer saieth to his brother Racha, shalbe in daunger of a counsel. But whosoeuer saieth thou fole, shalbe in daunger of hel fire

²⁶ And whosoeuer heareth of me these sayinges and doeth them not, shalbe lykened vnto a folyshe man whyche buylt hys housse vpon the sande

³ For we our selues also in tymes paste, vnwyse, dysobedient, deceyued, in daunger to lustes, and to dyuers maners of voluptuousnes, lyuyng in malycyousnes and enuye, ful of hate, hatyng one another.

¹⁸ There is no feare in loue, but perfecte loue casteth out all feare, for feare hath paynfulnes. He that feareth is not perfect in loue.

¹ To the chaunter, of Dauid. The folyshe bodyes saye in their hertes: tushe, there is no God. They are corrupt, & become abhominable in their doynges, there is not one that doth good. ² The Lorde loked doune from heauen vpon the chyldren of men, too se if there were any that wolde vnderstande and seke after God. ³ But they are all gone out of the waye, they are altogether become vnprofitable: there is none that doeth good, no not one. ⁴ How can they haue vnderstandinge, that worke mischiefe, eatynge vp my people, as it were bread, & call not vpon the Lord?

⁹ If a wyse man go to lawe wyth a foole (whether he deale wyth hym frendly or roughly) he getteth no rest.

¹⁴ Wyse men laie vp knowledge, but the mouth of the folysh is nye destruction.

⁹ Be not hastelye angrye in thy mynde, for wrath resteth in the bosome of a foole.

¹¹ A foole poureth out his spirit altogether, but a wyse man kepeth it in till afterwarde.

⁷ The feare of the Lord is the begynnynge of wysdome. But fooles despise wysdome & destruccion.

² A foole hath no delite in understanding, but only in those thynges wherin his herte reioyseth.