Fool
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Fool’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
Showing 1–24 of 97 verses grouped under this topic.
Nave's Topical Bible
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
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Psalms 5:5 OT
The arrogant will not stand in your sight. You hate all workers of iniquity.
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Psalms 14:1 OT
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt. They have done abominable deeds. There is no one who does good.
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Psalms 53:1 OT
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.
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Remember this, that the enemy has mocked you, Yahweh. Foolish people have blasphemed your name. Don’t deliver the soul of your dove to wild beasts. Don’t forget the life of your poor forever. Honor your covenant, for haunts of violence…
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Fools are afflicted because of their disobedience, and because of their iniquities.
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Proverbs 1:7 OT
The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge; but the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.
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“How long, you simple ones, will you love simplicity? How long will mockers delight themselves in mockery, and fools hate knowledge?
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The wise will inherit glory, but shame will be the promotion of fools.
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Leave your simple ways, and live. Walk in the way of understanding.” One who corrects a mocker invites insult. One who reproves a wicked man invites abuse. Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise person, and he will love…
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The foolish woman is loud, undisciplined, and knows nothing. She sits at the door of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city, to call to those who pass by, who go straight on their ways, “Whoever is simple, let him turn in…
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The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father; but a foolish son brings grief to his mother.
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The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.
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One winking with the eye causes sorrow, but a chattering fool will fall.
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Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has discernment, but a rod is for the back of him who is void of understanding.
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Wise men lay up knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near ruin.
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He who hides hatred has lying lips. He who utters a slander is a fool.
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It is a fool’s pleasure to do wickedness, but wisdom is a man of understanding’s pleasure.
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Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
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Stay away from a foolish man, for you won’t find knowledge on his lips. The wisdom of the prudent is to think about his way, but the folly of fools is deceit. Fools mock at making atonement for sins, but among the upright there is good…
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A simple man believes everything, but the prudent man carefully considers his ways.
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The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.
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A wise son makes a father glad, but a foolish man despises his mother.
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Folly is joy to one who is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding keeps his way straight.
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Wisdom is before the face of one who has understanding, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.