Idiot

The folly of man perverteth his way, And against Jehovah is his heart wroth.

Whoso is slow to anger <FI>is<Fi> of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The wisdom of the prudent <FI>is<Fi> to understand his way, And the folly of fools <FI>is<Fi> deceit.

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

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

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.

and if any of you do lack wisdom, let him ask from God, who is giving to all liberally, and not reproaching, and it shall be given to him;

A foolish woman <FI>is<Fi> noisy, Simple, and hath not known what. — read the full passage →

Answer a fool according to his folly, Lest he be wise in his own eyes.

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

To execute inventions <FI>is<Fi> as play to a fool, And wisdom to a man of understanding.

I hear what God Jehovah speaketh, For He speaketh peace unto His people, And unto His saints, and they turn not back to folly.

Lo, in His servants He putteth no credence, Nor in His messengers setteth praise.'

`Let not, I pray thee, my lord set his heart to this man of worthlessness, on Nabal, for as his name <FI>is<Fi> so <FI>is<Fi> he; Nabal <FI>is<Fi> his name, and folly <FI>is<Fi> with him; and I, thine handmaid, did not see the young men of my lord whom thou didst send;

Jesus saith to him, `I am the way, and the truth, and the life, no one doth come unto the Father, if not through me;

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.

And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what <FI>is<Fi> the man who cometh after the king? that which <FI>is<Fi> already--they have done it!

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

for the word of the cross to those indeed perishing is foolishness, and to us--those being saved--it is the power of God,

And I saw that there is an advantage to wisdom above folly, like the advantage of the light above the darkness.

A fountain of life <FI>is<Fi> understanding to its possessors, The instruction of fools is folly.

he who is not loving did not know God, because God is love.

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

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 now, take to you seven bullocks and seven rams, and go ye unto My servant Job, and ye have caused a burnt-offering to ascend for you; and Job My servant doth pray for you, for surely his face I accept, so as not to do with you folly, because ye have not spoken concerning Me rightly, like My servant Job.

and it hath been, he who is captured with the devoted thing is burnt with fire, he and all that he hath, because he hath transgressed the covenant of Jehovah, and because he hath done folly in Israel.'

and the sons of Jacob came in from the field when they heard, and the men grieve themselves, and it <FI>is<Fi> very displeasing to them, for folly he hath done against Israel, to lie with the daughter of Jacob--and so it is not done.

afterward the desire having conceived, doth give birth to sin, and the sin having been perfected, doth bring forth death.

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

because, having known God they did not glorify <FI>Him<Fi> as God, nor gave thanks, but were made vain in their reasonings, and their unintelligent heart was darkened,

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

Because of enmity men do groan, And the soul of pierced ones doth cry, And God doth not give praise.

ye desire, and ye have not; ye murder, and are zealous, and are not able to attain; ye fight and war, and ye have not, because of your not asking;

For those ruling are not a terror to the good works, but to the evil; and dost thou wish not to be afraid of the authority? that which is good be doing, and thou shalt have praise from it,

these things I have spoken to you, that in me ye may have peace, in the world ye shall have tribulation, but take courage--I have overcome the world.'

And it came to pass, in his being in a certain place praying, as he ceased, a certain one of his disciples said unto him, `Sir, teach us to pray, as also John taught his disciples.'

because nothing shall be impossible with God.'

`Thy reign come: Thy will come to pass, as in heaven also on the earth.

I have turned round, also my heart, to know and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and reason, and to know the wrong of folly, and of foolishness the madness.

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

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, The folly of fools <FI>is<Fi> folly.

then they have brought out the damsel unto the opening of her father's house, and stoned her have the men of her city with stones, and she hath died, for she hath done folly in Israel, to go a-whoring <FI>in<Fi> her father's house; and thou hast put away the evil thing out of thy midst.

Let no one say, being tempted--`From God I am tempted,' for God is not tempted of evil, and Himself doth tempt no one, — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

For a fool speaketh folly, And his heart doth iniquity, to do profanity, And to speak concerning Jehovah error, To empty the soul of the hungry, Yea, drink of the thirsty he causeth to lack.

He dieth without instruction, And in the abundance of his folly magnifieth himself!

O God, Thou--Thou hast known Concerning my overturn, And my desolations from Thee have not been hid.

`And a man who lieth with a male as one lieth with a woman; abomination both of them have done; they are certainly put to death; their blood <FI>is<Fi> on them.

`And with a male thou dost not lie as one lieth with a woman; abomination it <FI>is<Fi> .

All joy count <FI>it<Fi> , my brethren, when ye may fall into temptations manifold; — read the full passage →

Therefore, we also having so great a cloud of witnesses set around us, every weight having put off, and the closely besetting sin, through endurance may we run the contest that is set before us, — read the full passage →

And faith is of things hoped for a confidence, of matters not seen a conviction, — read the full passage →

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, — read the full passage →

The simple have inherited folly, And the prudent are crowned <FI>with<Fi> knowledge.

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

This their way <FI>is<Fi> folly for them, And their posterity with their sayings are pleased. Selah.

and we have taken ten men of a hundred, of all the tribes of Israel, and a hundred of a thousand, and a thousand of a myriad, to receive provision for the people, to do, at their coming to Gibeah of Benjamin, according to all the folly which it hath done in Israel.'

And the man, the master of the house, goeth out unto them, and saith unto them, `Nay, my brethren, do not evil, I pray you, after that this man hath come in unto my house, do not this folly;

Doth any one suffer evil among you? let him pray; is any of good cheer? let him sing psalms;

professing to be wise, they were made fools,

thefts, covetous desires, wickedness, deceit, arrogance, an evil eye, evil speaking, pride, foolishness;

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.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

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

and I lay hold on my concubine, and cut her in pieces, and send her into all the country of the inheritance of Israel; for they have done wickedness and folly in Israel;

`And lest thou lift up thine eyes towards the heavens, and hast seen the sun, and the moon, and the stars, all the host of the heavens, and thou hast been forced, and hast bowed thyself to them, and served them, which Jehovah thy God hath apportioned to all the peoples under the whole heavens.

and without <FI>are<Fi> the dogs, and the sorcerers, and the whoremongers, and the murderers, and the idolaters, and every one who is loving and is doing a lie.

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth did pass away, and the sea is not any more;

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

for many walk of whom many times I told you--and now also weeping tell--the enemies of the cross of the Christ! — read the full passage →

For we have known that if our earthly house of the tabernacle may be thrown down, a building from God we have, an house not made with hands--age-during--in the heavens, — read the full passage →

And at dawn he came again to the temple, — read the full passage →

`So I say to you, joy doth come before the messengers of God over one sinner reforming.'

And in prophets of Samaria I have seen folly, They have prophesied by Baal, And cause my people--Israel--to err.

For my people <FI>are<Fi> foolish, me they have not known, Foolish sons <FI>are<Fi> they, yea, they <FI>are<Fi> not intelligent, Wise <FI>are<Fi> they to do evil, And to do good they have not known.

Dead flies cause a perfumer's perfume To send forth a stink; The precious by reason of wisdom--By reason of honour--a little folly! — read the full passage →

I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where <FI>is<Fi> this--the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known that even this <FI>is<Fi> vexation of spirit;

In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips <FI>is<Fi> only to want.

`Till when, ye simple, do ye love simplicity? And have scorners their scorning desired? And do fools hate knowledge?

I have reckoned my ways, And turn back my feet unto Thy testimonies.

and the sea did give up those dead in it, and the death and the hades did give up the dead in them, and they were judged, each one according to their works;

yea they did not reform from their murders, nor from their sorceries, nor from their whoredoms, nor from their thefts.

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness, — read the full passage →

As to the rest, brethren, as many things as are true, as many as <FI>are<Fi> grave, as many as <FI>are<Fi> righteous, as many as <FI>are<Fi> pure, as many as <FI>are<Fi> lovely, as many as <FI>are<Fi> of good report, if any worthiness, and if any praise, these things think upon;

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,

Paul, a servant of Jesus Christ, a called apostle, having been separated to the good news of God-- — 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 →

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