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 12:15 NIV
The way of fools seems right to them,
but the wise listen to advice.
but the wise listen to advice.
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Proverbs 14:16 NIV
The wise fear the Lord and shun evil,
but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
but a fool is hotheaded and yet feels secure.
47
Proverbs 22:15 NIV
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.
47
Proverbs 10:23 NIV
A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes,
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
47
1 Corinthians 1:23 NIV
but we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
45
Proverbs 26:11 NIV
As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
so fools repeat their folly.
44
Ecclesiastes 7:25 NIV
So I turned my mind to understand,
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.
to investigate and to search out wisdom and the scheme of things
and to understand the stupidity of wickedness
and the madness of folly.
44
Proverbs 15:14 NIV
The discerning heart seeks knowledge,
but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
40
Proverbs 27:22 NIV
Though you grind a fool in a mortar,
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
grinding them like grain with a pestle,
you will not remove their folly from them.
39
Proverbs 15:2 NIV
The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
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