Bible Verses about “calling people fools”
The Bible contains 17 verses about calling people fools across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“‹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.›”
“¶ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise [man] keepeth it in till afterwards.”
“‹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:›”
“¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.”
“¶ A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.”
“¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.”
“[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?›”
“[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether› [is] ‹greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?›”
“‹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?›”
“¶ To the chief Musician, [A Psalm] of David. 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 trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.”
“But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;”
“¶ He that hideth hatred [with] lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, [is] a fool.”
“¶ 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.”
“Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.”
“¶ To the chief Musician upon Mahalath, Maschil, [A Psalm] of David. 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.”
“¶ Remember this, [that] the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and [that] the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.”