Bible Verses about “fools”
Found 21 verses (ordered by relevance) about “fools” in the KJV version of the Bible
“‹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.”
“For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.”
“¶ 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.”
“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”
“¶ A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.”
“A fool's mouth [is] his destruction, and his lips [are] the snare of his soul.”
“¶ Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not [in him] the lips of knowledge.”
“¶ Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous [there is] favour.”
“¶ The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his way: but the folly of fools [is] deceit.”
“¶ The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish [doeth] not so.”
“The LORD looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, [and] seek God.”
“¶ [If] a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, [there is] no rest.”
“¶ [It is] as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.”
“They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one.”
“¶ Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people [as] they eat bread, and call not upon the LORD.”
“¶ Wise [men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish [is] near destruction.”