Fool: General Scriptures Concerning

Scripture references

Psa 5:5 The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of
Psa 14:1 For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no
Psa 53:1 For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool
Psa 74:18–22 Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people
Psa 107:17 Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered
Pro 1:7, 22 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise
Pro 3:35 The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
Pro 9:6–8, 13–17 Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of
Pro 10:1, 8, 10, 13, 14, 18, 23 The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to
Pro 14:1, 7–9, 15 Every wise woman builds her house, but a foolish one tears it
Pro 15:7, 20, 21 The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of
Pro 17:24, 25 Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander
Pro 18:2, 6, 7 A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his
Pro 19:13 A foolish son is his father’s ruin, and a quarrelsome wife is like a
Pro 20:3 It is honorable for a man to resolve a dispute, but any fool will quarrel.
Pro 21:20 Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish
Pro 26:3–12 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs
Pro 29:9, 11 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and
Ecc 4:5 The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
Ecc 7:9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of
Ecc 10:11–15 If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the
Mat 7:26, 27 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is
Tts 3:3 For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to