106 Bible Verses about Foolishness
Want to know what the Bible says about Foolishness? Here are 106 Bible verses about Foolishness from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.
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Proverbs 1:7 NIV
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
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1 Corinthians 2:14 NIV
The person without the Spirit does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God but considers them foolishness, and cannot understand them because they are discerned only through the Spirit.
178
Psalm 14:1 NIV
The fool says in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, their deeds are vile;
there is no one who does good.
156
James 1:26 NIV
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
135
1 Corinthians 1:18 NIV
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
108
Romans 14:1 NIV
Accept the one whose faith is weak, without quarreling over disputable matters.
98
Proverbs 29:11 NIV
Fools give full vent to their rage,
but the wise bring calm in the end.
but the wise bring calm in the end.
95
Mark 7:20-22 NIV
20 He went on: “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. 21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly.
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Proverbs 18:2 NIV
Fools find no pleasure in understanding
but delight in airing their own opinions.
but delight in airing their own opinions.
91
Galatians 6:7-8 NIV
7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
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