256 verses contain “fool” (in the KJV: 246, in the BSB: 179) — showing 101–200
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Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
a servant who becomes king, a fool who is filled with food,
The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all.
The wise man has eyes in his head, but the fool walks in darkness. Yet I also came to realize that one fate overcomes them both.
Then said I in my heart, As it happeneth to the fool, so it happeneth even to me; and why was I then more wise? Then I said in my heart, that this also is vanity.
For there is no remembrance of the wise more than of the fool for ever; seeing that which now is in the days to come shall all be forgotten. And how dieth the wise man? as the fool.
For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!
And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
The fool folds his hands and consumes his own flesh.
Better is a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished.
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
As a dream comes through many cares, so the speech of a fool comes with many words.
For what hath the wise more than the fool? what hath the poor, that knoweth to walk before the living?
What advantage, then, has the wise man over the fool? What gain comes to the poor man who knows how to conduct himself before others?
Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?
Do not be excessively wicked, and do not be a fool. Why should you die before your time?
I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason of things, and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness and madness:
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
A wise man’s heart is at his right hand; but a fool’s heart at his left.
A wise man’s heart inclines to the right, but the heart of a fool to the left.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness.
A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaoh’s wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
For a fool speaks foolishness; his mind plots iniquity. He practices ungodliness and speaks falsely about the LORD; he leaves the hungry empty and deprives the thirsty of drink.
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
Therefore I said, Surely these are poor; they are foolish: for they know not the way of the LORD, nor the judgment of their God.
Then I said, “They are only the poor; they have played the fool, for they do not know the way of the LORD, the justice of their God.
But they are altogether senseless and foolish, instructed by worthless idols made of wood!
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed.
A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
Thy prophets have seen vain and foolish things for thee: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn away thy captivity; but have seen for thee false burdens and causes of banishment.
The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived— let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility.
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
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?
But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, how slow are your hearts to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,
An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.
But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own craftiness.
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.
Would to God ye could bear with me a little in my folly: and indeed bear with me.
I hope you will bear with a little of my foolishness, but you are already doing that.
For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise.
Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft.
Are they servants of Christ? I am speaking like I am out of my mind, but I am so much more: in harder labor, in more imprisonments, in worse beatings, in frequent danger of death.
I am become a fool in glorying; ye have compelled me: for I ought to have been commended of you: for in nothing am I behind the very chiefest apostles, though I be nothing.
Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Pay careful attention, then, to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise,
Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.
Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
But avoid foolish questions, and genealogies, and contentions, and strivings about the law; for they are unprofitable and vain.
But avoid foolish controversies, genealogies, arguments, and quarrels about the law, because these things are pointless and worthless.