'Foolish' in the Bible
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
The foolish woman is loud, Undisciplined, and knows nothing.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
The lips of the righteous feed many, but the foolish die for lack of understanding.
He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind. The foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.
Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.
A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
A foolish son brings grief to his father, and bitterness to her who bore him.
A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife's quarrels are a continual dripping.
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.
If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.
Related Words
Bible Theasaurus
- Absurd (4 instances)
- Extravagant (2 instances)
- Foolish (271 instances)
- Frivolous (4 instances)
- Idle (44 instances)
- Improper (9 instances)
- Inconsistent (5 instances)
- Insensate (1 instance)
- Irrational (9 instances)
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