Calling People Fools

but I--I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

To the Overseer. --By David. A fool hath said in his heart, `God is not;' They have done corruptly, They have done abominable actions, There is not a doer of good.

The way of a fool <FI>is<Fi> right in his own eyes, And whoso is hearkening to counsel <FI>is<Fi> wise.

Fools and blind! for which <FI>is<Fi> greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold?

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.

A fool delighteth not in understanding, But--in uncovering his heart.

Fear of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

`And God said to him, Unthinking one! this night thy soul they shall require from thee, and what things thou didst prepare--to whom shall they be?

Whoso is covering hatred with lying lips, And whoso is bringing out an evil report is a fool.

Fools and blind! for which <FI>is<Fi> greater, the gift, or the altar that is sanctifying the gift?

To the Overseer. --`On a disease.' --An instruction, by David. A fool said in his heart, `There is no God.' They have done corruptly, Yea, they have done abominable iniquity, There is none doing good.

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age--let him become a fool, that he may become wise,

because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men;

Whoso is trusting in his heart is a fool, And whoso is walking in wisdom is delivered.

Remember this--an enemy reproached Jehovah, And a foolish people have despised Thy name.

but the foolish things of the world did God choose, that the wise He may put to shame; and the weak things of the world did God choose that He may put to shame the strong;

`And every one who is hearing of me these words, and is not doing them, shall be likened to a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;

we <FI>are<Fi> fools because of Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we <FI>are<Fi> ailing, and ye strong; ye glorious, and we dishonoured;

And he said unto them, `O inconsiderate and slow in heart, to believe on all that the prophets spake!

As a dog hath returned to its vomit, A fool is repeating his folly.

And also, when he that is a fool Is walking in the way, his heart is lacking, And he hath said to every one, `He <FI>is<Fi> a fool.'

unwise! thou--what thou dost sow is not quickened except it may die;

unthinking! did not He who made the outside also the inside make?

Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!

Fools mock at a guilt-offering, And among the upright--a pleasing thing.

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,

The fool--in a day is his anger known, And the prudent is covering shame.

And dost thou wish to know, O vain man, that the faith apart from the works is dead?

A fool despiseth the instruction of his father, And whoso is regarding reproof is prudent.

In the mouth of a fool <FI>is<Fi> a rod of pride, And the lips of the wise preserve them.

Consider, ye brutish among the people, And ye foolish, when do ye act wisely?

The wise is fearing and turning from evil, And a fool is transgressing and is confident.

for we were once--also we--thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious--hating one another;

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age--let him become a fool, that he may become wise, — read the full passage →

and the natural man doth not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for to him they are foolishness, and he is not able to know <FI>them<Fi> , because spiritually they are discerned;

A brutish man doth not know, And a fool understandeth not this; --

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle! — read the full passage →

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise, — read the full passage →

Let no one deceive himself; if any one doth seem to be wise among you in this age--let him become a fool, that he may become wise, — read the full passage →

Fools and blind! for which <FI>is<Fi> greater, the gold, or the sanctuary that is sanctifying the gold? — read the full passage →

Words of the mouth of the wise <FI>are<Fi> gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up. — read the full passage →

The wise lay up knowledge, and the mouth of a fool <FI>is<Fi> near ruin.

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw out of the sea a beast coming up, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon its horns ten diadems, and upon its heads a name of evil speaking, — read the full passage →

`Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment;

Woe <FI>to<Fi> those rising early in the morning, Strong drink they pursue! Tarrying in twilight, wine inflameth them!

The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

Whoso is walking with wise men is wise, And a companion of fools suffereth evil.

`The beast that thou didst see: it was, and it is not; and it is about to come up out of the abyss, and to go away to destruction, and wonder shall those dwelling upon the earth, whose names have not been written upon the scroll of the life from the foundation of the world, beholding the beast that was, and is not, although it is.

And bow before it shall all who are dwelling upon the land, whose names have not been written in the scroll of the life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world;

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

have ye not known that the unrighteous the reign of God shall not inherit? be not led astray; neither whoremongers, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor sodomites, — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him--even thou.

The heart of the intelligent seeketh knowledge, And the mouth of fools enjoyeth folly.

A prudent man is concealing knowledge, And the heart of fools proclaimeth folly.

And God saith unto Moses, `I AM THAT WHICH I AM;' He saith also, `Thus dost thou say to the sons of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.'

lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about; — read the full passage →

See, then, how exactly ye walk, not as unwise, but as wise,

because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men; — read the full passage →

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God;

Thou hast seen a man wise in his own eyes, More hope of a fool than of him!

The thought of folly <FI>is<Fi> sin, And an abomination to man <FI>is<Fi> a scorner.

Better <FI>is<Fi> the poor walking in his integrity, Than the perverse <FI>in<Fi> his lips, who <FI>is<Fi> a fool.

The mouth of a fool <FI>is<Fi> ruin to him, And his lips <FI>are<Fi> the snare of his soul.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth. — read the full passage →

The meeting of a bereaved bear by a man, And--not a fool in his folly.

Not comely for a fool is a lip of excellency, Much less for a noble a lip of falsehood.

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge. — read the full passage →

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.

Every prudent one dealeth with knowledge, And a fool spreadeth out folly.

The wicked according to the height of his face, inquireth not. `God is not!' <FI>are<Fi> all his devices.

preach the word; be earnest in season, out of season, convict, rebuke, exhort, in all long-suffering and teaching, — read the full passage →

and having opened his mouth, he was teaching them, saying:

for God is not <FI>a God<Fi> of tumult, but of peace, as in all the assemblies of the saints.

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

And the chief priests and all the sanhedrim were seeking against Jesus testimony--to put him to death, and they were not finding,

And the chief priests, and the elders, and all the council, were seeking false witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death,

`And if thine eye doth cause thee to stumble, pluck it out and cast from thee; it is good for thee one-eyed to enter into the life, rather than having two eyes to be cast to the gehenna of the fire.

`If, therefore, thou mayest bring thy gift to the altar, and there mayest remember that thy brother hath anything against thee, — read the full passage →

For a Child hath been born to us, A Son hath been given to us, And the princely power is on his shoulder, And He doth call his name Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

If thou dost beat the foolish in a mortar, Among washed things--with a pestle, His folly turneth not aside from off him.

A treasure to be desired, and oil, <FI>Is<Fi> in the habitation of the wise, And a foolish man swalloweth it up.

An honour to a man is cessation from strife, And every fool intermeddleth.

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

Folly is joy to one lacking heart, And a man of intelligence directeth <FI>his<Fi> going.

For the turning of the simple slayeth them, And the security of the foolish destroyeth them.

`Judges and authorities thou dost make to thee within all thy gates which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, for thy tribes; and they have judged the people--a righteous judgment.

and there appeareth unto him a messenger of Jehovah in a flame of fire, out of the midst of the bush, and he seeth, and lo, the bush is burning with fire, and the bush is not consumed.