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Quotes About Fools

Deliver me from all my transgressions; do not make me the reproach of fools.
~ Psalm 39:8
Fools, in their rebellious ways, and through their iniquities, suffered affliction.
~ Psalm 107:17
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
~ Proverbs 1:7
The wise will inherit honor, but fools are held up to shame.
~ Proverbs 3:35
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
~ Proverbs 8:5
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
~ Proverbs 10:21
Desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul, but turning from evil is detestable to fools.
~ Proverbs 13:19
He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
~ Proverbs 13:20
The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them.
~ Proverbs 14:8
Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
~ Proverbs 14:9
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
~ Proverbs 14:24
Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning; even among fools she is known.
~ Proverbs 14:33
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
~ Proverbs 15:7
Understanding is a fountain of life to its possessor, but the discipline of fools is folly.
~ Proverbs 16:22
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning, but the heart of fools is in the house of pleasure.
~ Ecclesiastes 7:4
It is better to heed a wise manís rebuke than to listen to the song of fools.
~ Ecclesiastes 7:5
The calm words of the wise are heeded over the shouts of a ruler among fools.
~ Ecclesiastes 9:17
The princes of Zoan are mere fools; Pharaohís wise counselors give senseless advice. How can you say to Pharaoh, “I am one of the wise, a son of eastern kings”?
~ Isaiah 19:11
The princes of Zoan have become fools; the princes of Memphis are deceived. The cornerstones of her tribes have led Egypt astray.
~ Isaiah 19:13
And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it—only those who walk in the Way—and fools will not stray onto it.
~ Isaiah 35:8
A sword is against her false prophets, and they will become fools. A sword is against her warriors, and they will be filled with terror.
~ Jeremiah 50:36
You fools! Did not the One who made the outside make the inside as well?
~ Luke 11:40
For you gladly tolerate fools, since you are so wise.
~ 2 Corinthians 11:19