Bible Verses About Calling People Fools
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for calling people fools, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,079 votes, led by Matthew 5:22. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Calling People Fools
Matthew 5:22293 votes
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Psalms 14:1209 votes
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Proverbs 12:15136 votes
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Matthew 23:17127 votes
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gold, or the temple that sanctifieth the gold?
Proverbs 18:2126 votes
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs 29:11125 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs 1:7100 votes
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Luke 12:2088 votes
But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
Proverbs 10:1877 votes
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Matthew 23:1972 votes
Ye fools and blind: for whether is greater, the gift, or the altar that sanctifieth the gift?
Psalms 53:165 votes
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
1 Corinthians 3:1861 votes
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
1 Corinthians 1:2557 votes
Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
Proverbs 28:2656 votes
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Psalms 74:1846 votes
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O Lord, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
Matthew 7:2640 votes
And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
1 Corinthians 1:2740 votes
But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;
1 Corinthians 4:1028 votes
We are fools for Christ’s sake, but ye are wise in Christ; we are weak, but ye are strong; ye are honourable, but we are despised.
Proverbs 26:1126 votes
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Ecclesiastes 10:324 votes
Yea also, when he that is a fool walketh by the way, his wisdom faileth him, and he saith to every one that he is a fool.
Luke 24:2524 votes
Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:
1 Corinthians 15:3624 votes
Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, except it die:
Proverbs 14:920 votes
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.
Proverbs 17:2820 votes
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Luke 11:4020 votes
Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also?
What does the Bible say about calling people fools?
Readers most often cite Matthew 5:22 on the subject of calling people fools. Across 2,079 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 14:1, Proverbs 12:15, Matthew 23:17. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.