'Foolish' in the Bible
The proverbs of Solomon.A wise son makes a father glad,But a foolish son is a grief to his mother.
Wise men store up knowledge,But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
He who troubles his own house will inherit wind,And the foolish will be servant to the wisehearted.
The wise woman builds her house,But the foolish tears it down with her own hands.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back,But the lips of the wise will protect them.
A wise son makes a father glad,But a foolish man despises his mother.
A foolish son is a grief to his fatherAnd bitterness to her who bore him.
A foolish son is destruction to his father,And the contentions of a wife are a constant dripping.
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise,But a foolish man swallows it up.
When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man,The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.
If you have been foolish in exalting yourselfOr if you have plotted evil, put your hand on your mouth.
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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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