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Jan 4, 2022 · Foolishness is the result of a person misusing the intelligence God has given him. A fool uses his reasoning skills to make wrong decisions. The most basic type of foolishness is denying God’s existence or saying “no” to God ( Psalm 14:1 ). The Bible associates folly with a quick temper ( Proverbs 14:16–17 ), perverse speech ( Proverbs ...
- Matthew 5:22. 22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court.
- Proverbs 1:7. 7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. Read Chapter All Versions.
- Proverbs 3:35. 35 The wise inherit honor, but fools get only shame. Read Chapter All Versions.
- Proverbs 10:8. 8 The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin. Read Chapter All Versions.
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Jul 27, 2023 · Foolish behavior isn’t hard to recognize for the most part. Here are some verses (as translated in the NASB) that describe the common behaviors of fools: 1. A fool doesn’t learn from her mistakes and often repeats them. “Like a dog that returns to its vomit is a fool who repeats his folly” ( Proverbs 26:11 ). 2.
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- Proverbs 1:7 ESV / 257 helpful votes. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- 1 Corinthians 2:14 ESV / 235 helpful votes. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.
- Psalm 14:1 ESV / 209 helpful votes. To the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.
- James 1:26 ESV / 179 helpful votes. If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless.
There is, first of all, “foolish talking,” or the talk of “the fool,” in the worst sense in which that word is used in Scripture (Matthew 5:22; Matthew 23:17), as implying something worse than mere emptiness or blindness—describing the condition of the soul which has “lost its savour” (Matthew 5:13), i.e., has ceased to ...
Apr 1, 2020 · Probably the most well known verse in the Bible about the definition of a foolish person is Psalm 14:1 — The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” The apostle Paul seems to build on that concept when he writes in Romans 1:20, “Since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal […]
