'Fool' in the Bible

For wrath will slay a fool; zealous anger will kill the naive.

"I myself saw a fool becoming established, but I suddenly cursed where he lived.

What counsel you provide to the fool! What insight you provide so abundantly!

A stupid man doesn't know, and a fool can't comprehend this:

All of a sudden he follows her like an ox fit for slaughter or like a fool fit for a trap

The wise person accepts commands, but the chattering fool will be brought down.

Those who wink their eyes are trouble makers, and the mocking fool will be brought down.

Those who are wise store up knowledge, but when the fool speaks, destruction is near.

Whoever conceals hatred is a deceitful liar, and whoever spreads slander is a fool.

Just as the fool considers wickedness his joy, so is wisdom to the discerning man.

Whoever troubles his household will inherit the wind, and the fool will be a servant to the wise.

The lifestyle of the fool is right in his own opinion, but wise is the man who listens to advice.

The anger of a fool becomes readily apparent, but the prudent person overlooks an insult.

Every sensible person acts from knowledge, but a fool demonstrates folly.

Fulfilled longing is sweet to the soul, but avoiding evil is detestable to the fool.

What a fool says brings a rod to his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

The wise person fears and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and overconfident.

A fool rejects his father's instructions, but anyone who respects reproof acts sensibly.

Appropriate speech is inconsistent with the fool; how much more are deceitful statements with a prince!

A rebuke is more effective with a man of understanding than a hundred lashes to a fool.

It's better to meet a mother bear who has lost her cubs than a fool in his stupidity.

What is this? A fool has enough money to buy wisdom, but is senseless?

The man who fathers a fool does so to his sorrow the father of a fool has no joy.

A person with understanding has wisdom as his objective, but a fool looks only to earthly goals.

Even a fool is thought to be wise when he remains silent; he is thought to be prudent when he keeps his mouth shut.

A fool finds no satisfaction in trying to understand, for he would rather express his own opinion.

A poor man who walks blamelessly is better than a fool who speaks perversely.

It's not fitting for a fool to live in luxury; neither is it for a servant to rule over princes.

Avoiding strife brings a man honor, but every fool is quarrelsome.

When a mocker is punished, the fool gains wisdom; but when the wise is instructed, he receives knowledge.

Don't speak when a fool is listening, because he'll despise your wise words.

Wisdom lies beyond reach of the fool; he has nothing to say in court.

Like snowfall in summer or rain at harvest time, so honor is inappropriate for a fool.

Don't answer a fool according to his foolishness, or you will be just like him.

Answer a fool according to his foolishness, or he will think himself to be wise.

Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.

Useless legs to the lame that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

Tying a stone to a sling that's what giving honor to a fool is.

A thorn in the hand of a drunkard that's what a proverb quoted by a fool is.

An archer who shoots at anyone is like someone who hires a fool or anyone who passes by.

A dog that returns to its vomit is like a fool who reverts to his folly.

Do you see a man who is wise in his own opinion? There's more hope for a fool than for him.

Though you crush a fool in a mortar and pestle as someone might crush grain, his stupidity still won't leave him.

When a wise man has a dispute with a fool, the fool either rages or laughs without relief.

The fool vents all his feelings, but the wise person keeps them to himself.

Do you see a man who speaks hastily? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Under a slave when he becomes a king, a fool when he is overfed,

The wise use their eyes, but the fool walks in darkness. I also perceived that the same outcome affects them all.

Then I told myself, "Whatever happens to the fool will happen also to me. Therefore what's the point in being so wise?" And I told myself that this also is pointless.

For neither the wise nor the fool will be long remembered, since in days to come everything will be forgotten. The wise man dies the same way as the fool, does he not?

The fool crosses his arms and starves himself.

Too many worries lead to nightmares, and a fool is known from talking too much.

For what advantage has the wise person over the fool? What advantage does the poor man have in knowing how to face life?

For as thorns burn to heat a pot, so also is the laughter of the fool even this is pointless.

Do not excel at wickedness, nor be a fool. Why die before your time?

Furthermore, the way a fool lives shows he has no sense; he proclaims to everyone that he's a fool.

The words spoken by the wise are gracious, but the lips of a fool will devour him.

The fool overflows with words, and no one can predict what will happen. As to what will happen after him, who can explain it?

The work of a fool so wears him out that he can't even find his way to town.

People will no longer call a fool noble, nor will a bad person be declared honorable.

As a partridge gathers together eggs that it didn't lay, so is a person who amasses wealth unjustly. In the middle of his life it will leave him, and in the end he will prove to be a fool."

The time for your judgment has now come; payday is here and Israel knows it. The prophet is a fool, and the spiritual man is insane. Because of your great sin, the hatred against you is great.

But I say to you, anyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be subject to punishment. And whoever says to his brother "Raka!' will be subject to the Council. And whoever says, "You fool!' will be subject to hell fire.

But God told him, "You fool! This very night your life will be demanded back from you. Now who will get the things you've accumulated?'

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in the ways of this world, he must become a fool to become really wise.

You fool! The seed you plant does not come to life unless it dies,

I will say it again: No one should think that I am a fool. But if you do, then treat me like a fool so that I can also boast a little.

When I talk as a confident boaster, I am not talking with the Lord's authority but like a fool.

I am ashamed to admit it, but we have been too weak for that. Whatever anyone else dares to claim I am talking like a fool I can claim it, too.

However, if I did want to boast, I would not be a fool, because I would be telling the truth. But I am not going to do it in order to keep anyone from thinking more of me than what he sees and hears about me.

I have become a fool. You forced me to be one. Really, I should have been commended by you, for I am not in any way inferior to your "super-apostles," even if I am nothing.