Idiot

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

He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

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

Every prudent man worketh with knowledge; But a fool flaunteth his folly.

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

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

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 beareth himself insolently, 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.

But if any of you lacketh wisdom, let him ask of God, who giveth to all liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

The 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 wickedness; Andso iswisdom to a man of understanding.

I will hear what God Jehovah will speak; For he will speak peace unto his people, and to his saints: But let them not turn again to folly.

Behold, he putteth no trust in his servants; And his angels he chargeth with folly:

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

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

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

And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for whatcanthe mandothat cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.

He that giveth answer before he heareth, It is folly and shame unto him.

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

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

Understanding is a well-spring of life unto him that hath it; But the correction of fools istheirfolly.

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

In nothing be anxious; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

A fool hath no delight in understanding, But only that his heart may reveal itself.

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

Now therefore, take unto you 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, that I deal not with you after your folly; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

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

And the sons of Jacob came in from 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 the lust, when it hath conceived, beareth sin: and the sin, when it is fullgrown, bringeth forth death.

Wherefore, putting away falsehood, speak ye truth each one with his neighbor: for we are members one of another.

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.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; But every fool will be quarrelling.

From out of the populous city men groan, And the soul of the wounded crieth out: Yet God regardeth not the folly.

Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and covet, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war; ye have not, because ye ask not.

For rulers are not a terror to the good work, but to the evil. And wouldest thou have no fear of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise from the same:

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

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

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so on earth.

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.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

The crown of the wise is their riches; But the folly of fools is only 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 to death with stones, because she hath wrought folly in Israel, to play the harlot in her father’s house: so shalt thou put away the evil from the midst of thee.

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God; for God cannot be tempted with evil, and he himself tempteth no man: — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

For the fool will speak folly, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise profaneness, and to utter error against Jehovah, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and to cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.

He shall die for lack of 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.

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.

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

Count it all joy, my brethren, when ye fall into manifold temptations; — read the full passage →

Therefore let us also, seeing we are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, 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 assurance ofthingshoped for, a conviction of things not seen. — read the full passage →

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: 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 a present destruction.

This their way is their folly: Yet after them men approve their sayings. [Selah

and we will take ten men of a hundred throughout all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand out of ten thousand, to fetch victuals 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, I pray you, do not so wickedly; seeing that this man is come into my house, do not this folly.

Is any among you suffering? let him pray. Is any cheerful? let him sing praise.

Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,

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

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.

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 is wise hearkeneth unto counsel.

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, thou be drawn away and worship them, and serve them, which Jehovah thy God hath allotted unto all the peoples under the whole heaven.

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 for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that 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 are passed away; and the sea is no more.

If then ye were raised together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated on the right hand of God.

For many walk, of whom I 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 the earthly house of our tabernacle be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal, in the heavens. — read the full passage →

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

Even so, 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 by Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.

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.

Dead flies cause the oil of the perfumer to send forth an evil odor; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honor. — read the full passage →

I searched in my heart how to cheer my flesh with wine, my heart yet guiding me with wisdom, and how to lay hold on folly, till I might see what it was good for the sons of men that they should do under heaven all the days of their life.

And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.

In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lipstendethonly to penury.

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? And scoffers delight them in scoffing, And fools hate knowledge?

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

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

and they repented not 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.

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness: — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, 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.

Or 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 men,

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, calledto bean 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 on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

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