Bible Verses About Calling People Fools

“For the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.”

“The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to counsel.”

“A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in airing his opinions.”

“A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.”

“You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?”

“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.”

“But God said to him, ‘You fool! This very night your life will be required of you. Then who will own what you have accumulated?’

“You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?”

“For the choirmaster. According to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their ways are vile. There is no one who does good.”

“For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.”

“He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.”

“Remember how the enemy has mocked You, O LORD, how a foolish people has spurned Your name.”

“But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.”

“But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.”

“We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.”

“Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!”

“As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.”

“Even as the fool walks along the road, his sense is lacking, and he shows everyone that he is a fool.”

“You fool! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies.”

“You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?”

“Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.”

“Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.”

“Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.”

“A fool’s anger is known at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.”

“Take notice, O senseless among the people! O fools, when will you be wise?”

“The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.”

“A fool rejects his father’s discipline, but whoever heeds correction is prudent.”

“A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.”

“The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.”

“A fool’s lips bring him strife, and his mouth invites a beating.”