The Fool, According to Scripture

Avoid being a fool ... or putting up with one. This is an age of fools.

 

Proverbs 10:21

The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Proverbs 10:23

It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

Proverbs 11:29

He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs 12:15
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

Proverbs 13:16

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge: but a fool layeth open his folly.

Proverbs 13:19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Proverbs 14:7

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

 

Proverbs 14:33

Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

 

Proverbs 17:10

A reproof entereth more into a wise man than an hundred stripes into a fool.

 

Proverbs 17:28

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

 

Proverbs 23:9

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

 

Proverbs 26:4

Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

 

Proverbs 26:7

The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

 

Proverbs 29:11

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

 

Proverbs 29:20

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

 

Ecclesiastes 7:5

It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

 

Ecclesiastes 7:9

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

 

Ecclesiastes 9:17

The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

 

2 Timothy 2:23

But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.

 

1 Peter 2:15

For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: