Fools

Where could I ever take my shame? And you would be like one of the fools in Israel! Please speak to the king, for he will not withhold me from you.”

He leads counselors away barefoot and makes fools of judges.

Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.

Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?

Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

“How long, O simple ones, will you love your simple ways? How long will scoffers delight in their scorn and fools hate knowledge?

For the waywardness of the simple will slay them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them.

The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.

O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.

He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.

The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.

Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.

The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.

Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.

Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.

Judgments are prepared for mockers, and beatings for the backs of fools.

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

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.

When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.

It is better to heed a wise man’s rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.

The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.

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”?

The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.

And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.

…who foils the signs of false prophets and makes fools of diviners, who confounds the wise and turns their knowledge into nonsense,

“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.”

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.

You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?

Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools,

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.

For you gladly put up with fools, since you are so wise.