Foolish

He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool; But whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;

And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.

because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened. — read the full passage →

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.

holding a form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof: from these also turn away.

because if thou shalt confess with thy mouth Jesus as Lord, and shalt believe in thy heart that God raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved:

A factious man after a first and second admonition refuse;

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle along with bruised grain, Yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

As a dog that returneth to his vomit, So isa fool that repeateth his folly.

The rich ruleth over the poor; And the borrower is servant to the lender.

O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified?

Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.

but God chose the foolish things of the world, that he might put to shame them that are wise; and God chose the weak things of the world, that he might put to shame the things that are strong;

For many deceivers are gone forth into the world, even they that confess not that Jesus Christ cometh in the flesh. This is the deceiver and the antichrist. — read the full passage →

If any man teacheth a different doctrine, and consenteth not to sound words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which is according to godliness; — read the full passage →

There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

Wherefore be ye not foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.

covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

I turned about, and my heart was set to know and to search out, and to seek wisdom and the reason of things, and to know that wickedness is folly, and that foolishness is madness.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou also be like unto him. — read the full passage →

Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; Butthe rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Folly is joy to him that is void of wisdom; But a man of understanding maketh straight his going.

The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

The way of a fool is right in his own eyes; But he that is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.

If any one cometh unto you, and bringeth not this teaching, receive him not into your house, and give him no greeting:

Grace to you and peace be multiplied in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord; — read the full passage →

and have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them;

that we may be no longer children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, in craftiness, after the wiles of error;

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He that taketh the wise in their craftiness:

And the brethren immediately sent away Paul and Silas by night unto Beroea: who when they were come thither went into the synagogue of the Jews. — read the full passage →

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Let marriage be had in honor among all, and let the bed be undefiled: for fornicators and adulterers God will judge.

Meats for the belly, and the belly for meats: but God shall bring to nought both it and them. But the body is not for fornication, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

each man’s work shall be made manifest: for the day shall declare it, because it is revealed in fire; and the fire itself shall prove each man’s work of what sort it is. — read the full passage →

but I say unto you, that every one who is angry with his brother shall be in danger of the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council; and whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of the hell of fire.

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Jehovah, And that a foolish people hath blasphemed thy name.

Without are the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the fornicators, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one that loveth and maketh a lie.

But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there some that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Even as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities about them, having in like manner with these given themselves over to fornication and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the punishment of eternal fire.

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. — read the full passage →

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

because it is written, Ye shall be holy; for I am holy.

holding to the faithful word which is according to the teaching, that he may be able both to exhort in the sound doctrine, and to convict the gainsayers.

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

Are ye so foolish? having begun in the Spirit, are ye now perfected in the flesh?

O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified? — read the full passage →

For the word of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us who are saved it is the power of God.

For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves:

For which of you, desiring to build a tower, doth not first sit down and count the cost, whether he have wherewith to complete it?

And he said unto them, Take heed, and keep yourselves from all covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are going out.

And he answered and said, Have ye not read, that he who made them from the beginning made them male and female, — read the full passage →

And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand: — read the full passage →

But seek ye first his kingdom, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

but I say unto you, that every one that putteth away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, maketh her an adulteress: and whosoever shall marry her when she is put away committeth adultery.

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing!

As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

But they are together brutish and foolish: the instruction of idols! it is but a stock.

For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it.

The thought of foolishness is sin; And the scoffer is an abomination to men.

The foolishness of man subverteth his way; And his heart fretteth against Jehovah.

A fool’s lips enter into contention, And his mouth calleth for stripes. — read the full passage →

A foolish son is a grief to his father, And bitterness to her that bare him.

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge; But the mouth of fools feedeth on folly.

A fool despiseth his father’s correction; But he that regardeth reproof getteth prudence.

The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only folly.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil; But the fool beareth himself insolently, and is confident.

Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

A prudent man concealeth knowledge; But the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

It is as sport to a fool to do wickedness; Andso iswisdom to a man of understanding.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

O God, thou knowest my foolishness; And my sins are not hid from thee.

And God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

And yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God our Father who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,

Be not unequally yoked with unbelievers: for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? or what communion hath light with darkness?

But, because of fornications, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? — read the full passage →

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

but we preach Christ crucified, unto Jews a stumblingblock, and unto Gentiles foolishness;

For seeing that in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom knew not God, it was God’s good pleasure through the foolishness of the preaching to save them that believe.

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?

Paul, calledto bean apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother, — read the full passage →

And he said, That which proceedeth out of the man, that defileth the man. — read the full passage →

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? and not one of them shall fall on the ground without your Father:

Every one therefore that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them, shall be likened unto a wise man, who built his house upon the rock:

And if a man lie with mankind, as with womankind, both of them have committed abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

and they repented not of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

I come quickly: hold fast that which thou hast, that no one take thy crown.

for he that giveth him greeting partaketh in his evil works.