Bible verses about "fools" | WEB

⁷ A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

⁷ Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips. ⁸ The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit. ⁹ Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good will.

⁷ The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

³ A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools! ⁴ Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him. ⁵ Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. ⁶ One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence. ⁷ Like the legs of the lame that hang loose, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. ⁸ As one who binds a stone in a sling, so is he who gives honor to a fool. ⁹ Like a thorn bush that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools. ¹⁰ As an archer who wounds all, so is he who hires a fool or he who hires those who pass by. ¹¹ As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly. ¹² Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

⁶ A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

²² But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

²⁶ Everyone who hears these words of mine, and doesn’t do them will be like a foolish man, who built his house on the sand.

³ For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

¹⁸ There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love.

¹ For the Chief Musician. By David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good. ² Yahweh looked down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there were any who understood, who sought after God. ³ They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one. ⁴ Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on Yahweh?

⁹ If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

¹⁴ Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.

⁹ Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

¹¹ A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

⁷ The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

² A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.