Bible verses about "fool" | Noyes

¹ Put them in mind to submit themselves to governments, to authorities, to obey magistrates, to be ready for every good work, ² to speak evil of no one, to be averse to strife, forbearing, showing all meekness to all men. ³ For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. ⁴ But when the kindness and love for men of God our Saviour appeared, ⁵ not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the bath of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Spirit, ⁶ which he poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Saviour, ⁷ that having been accepted as righteous by his grace, we might become heirs according to the hope of everlasting life. ⁸ True is the saying; and these things I desire that thou affirm earnestly, that they who have believed in God may be careful to practise good works. These things are good and profitable to men; ⁹ but avoid foolish questionings, and genealogies, and strifes, and contentions about the Law; for they are unprofitable and vain. ¹⁰ A man that stirs up divisions, after a first and second admonition, avoid; ¹¹ knowing that he that is such is utterly perverted, and sinneth, being selfcondemned.

²² But I say to you, that whoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the Judges; and whoever shall say to his brother, Simpleton! shall be in danger of the Council; and whoever shall say, Fool! shall be in danger of hellfire.