Idiot

The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the Lord.

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

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

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

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

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

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

The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

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

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

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

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.

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

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

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

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

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

I will hear what God the Lord will speak: for he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.

Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:

Let not my lord, I pray thee, regard this man of Belial, even Nabal: for as his name is, so is he; Nabal is his name, and folly is with him: but I thine handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom thou didst send.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

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

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

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

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

Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

And it shall be, that he that is taken with the accursed thing shall be burnt with fire, he and all that he hath: because he hath transgressed the covenant of the Lord, and because he hath wrought folly in Israel.

And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob’s daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death.

Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.

Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

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

Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same:

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.

For with God nothing shall be impossible.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:

The thought of foolishness is sin: and the scorner is an abomination to men.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

Then they shall bring out the damsel to the door of her father’s house, and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die: because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the whore in her father’s house: so shalt thou put evil away from among you.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

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.

He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

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

If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations; — read the full passage →

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

The simple inherit folly: but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.

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

This their way is their folly: yet their posterity approve their sayings. Selah.

And we will take ten men of an hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and an hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victual for the people, that they may do, when they come to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly that they have wrought in Israel.

And the man, the master of the house, went out unto them, and said unto them, Nay, my brethren, nay, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into mine house, do not this folly.

Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

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.

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

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

And I took my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and sent her throughout all the country of the inheritance of Israel: for they have committed lewdness and folly in Israel.

And lest thou lift up thine eyes unto heaven, and when thou seest the sun, and the moon, and the stars, even all the host of heaven, shouldest be driven to worship them, and serve them, which the Lord thy God hath divided unto all nations under the whole heaven.

For without are dogs, and sorcerers, and whoremongers, and murderers, and idolaters, and whosoever loveth and maketh a lie.

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

(For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: — read the full passage →

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. — read the full passage →

Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. — read the full passage →

Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.

And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.

Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour: so doth a little folly him that is in reputation for wisdom and honour. — read the full passage →

I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

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

I thought on my ways, and turned my feet unto thy testimonies.

And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

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.

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

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