Fools

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

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. — read the full passage →

The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge. — read the full passage →

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

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

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back. — read the full passage →

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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.

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding. — read the full passage →

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

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.

There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

The simple believeth every word: but the prudent man looketh well to his going.

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.

Folly is joy to him that is destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing. — read the full passage →

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.

A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name. — read the full passage →

A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.

The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead? — read the full passage →

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

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

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: but knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth.

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

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. — read the full passage →

He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; — read the full passage →

The Lord knoweth how to deliver the godly out of temptations, and to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished:

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

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. — read the full passage →

As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: — read the full passage →

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, separated unto the gospel of God, — read the full passage →

The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.

The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:

I am debtor both to the Greeks, and to the Barbarians; both to the wise, and to the unwise.

For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.

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

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?

Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. — read the full passage →

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. — read the full passage →

Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.

So is the man that deceiveth his neighbour, and saith, Am not I in sport?

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, — read the full passage →

Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not. — read the full passage →

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the Lord, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.

For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. — read the full passage →

Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me hath everlasting life. — read the full passage →

For as the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the laughter of the fool: this also is vanity.

The great God that formed all things both rewardeth the fool, and rewardeth transgressors.