Bible Verses About Fools
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for fools, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 3,377 votes, led by Proverbs 18:2. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Fools
Proverbs 18:2275 votes
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs 29:11171 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs 1:7152 votes
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 10:14116 votes
Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Proverbs 29:9106 votes
If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.
Proverbs 18:795 votes
A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Ecclesiastes 7:990 votes
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Proverbs 18:684 votes
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Matthew 5:2281 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 14:1-479 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 14:7-977 votes
Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.
Proverbs 15:774 votes
The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
Proverbs 10:2365 votes
It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.
Titus 3:361 votes
For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
Proverbs 12:1559 votes
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.
Romans 1:2258 votes
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Matthew 7:2656 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:
Proverbs 26:3-1254 votes
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
Ecclesiastes 4:554 votes
The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.
Psalms 14:147 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 17:2846 votes
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs 10:1843 votes
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Proverbs 10:841 votes
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
Proverbs 9:6-839 votes
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
Proverbs 3:3538 votes
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
What does the Bible say about fools?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 18:2 on the subject of fools. Across 3,377 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 29:11, Proverbs 1:7, Proverbs 10:14. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.