Bible Verses About Idiots
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for idiots, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 759 votes, led by Proverbs 12:1. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Idiots
Proverbs 12:1110 votes
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Matthew 5:2268 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.
Proverbs 26:350 votes
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool’s back.
Proverbs 18:246 votes
A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that his heart may discover itself.
Proverbs 29:1140 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs 1:2239 votes
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
Matthew 5:21-2236 votes
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:
Proverbs 26:1128 votes
As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.
Matthew 12:35-3725 votes
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Proverbs 17:2823 votes
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Titus 3:1021 votes
A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;
Psalms 92:620 votes
A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Ecclesiastes 10:320 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.
Romans 14:10-1220 votes
But why dost thou judge thy brother? or why dost thou set at nought thy brother? for we shall all stand before the judgment seat of Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:1820 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.
Titus 3:320 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.
Exodus 20:1617 votes
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Proverbs 8:5-1517 votes
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
James 1:2517 votes
But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
Proverbs 28:2616 votes
He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.
Proverbs 18:614 votes
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
Revelation 1:114 votes
The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:
Proverbs 10:1812 votes
He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.
Proverbs 14:1612 votes
A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
Proverbs 15:212 votes
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
What does the Bible say about idiots?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 12:1 on the subject of idiots. Across 759 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Matthew 5:22, Proverbs 26:3, Proverbs 18:2. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.