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Bible Verses about “calling someone a fool

Found 12 verses (ordered by relevance) about “calling someone a fool” in the KJV version of the Bible

Matthew 5:22
363 votes

‹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.›

Proverbs 29:11
243 votes

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

Proverbs 1:7
158 votes

¶ The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 18:2
136 votes

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

Proverbs 12:15
118 votes

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

Matthew 23:17
118 votes

[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?›

Matthew 23:19
114 votes

[Ye] ‹fools and blind: for whether› [is] ‹greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?›

Luke 12:20
88 votes

‹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?›

Psalms 14:1
71 votes

¶ 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.

Proverbs 10:18
31 votes

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

1 Corinthians 3:18
20 votes

¶ 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.

1 Corinthians 1:25
16 votes

Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.