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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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Luke 16:13 NIV
“No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
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Psalm 118:8 NIV
It is better to take refuge in the Lord
    than to trust in humans.
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1 Corinthians 1:21 NIV
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
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1 Corinthians 1:25 NIV
For the foolishness of God is wiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than human strength.
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Proverbs 19:3 NIV
A person’s own folly leads to their ruin,
    yet their heart rages against the Lord.
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Proverbs 28:26 NIV
Those who trust in themselves are fools,
    but those who walk in wisdom are kept safe.
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1 Corinthians 3:19 NIV
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness” ;
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Proverbs 26:4-5 NIV
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
    or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
    or he will be wise in his own eyes.
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Ephesians 4:31-32 NIV
31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32 Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.
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Proverbs 24:9 NIV
The schemes of folly are sin,
    and people detest a mocker.
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