Fools - Bible Quotes & Promises - Inspirational Quotes

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Bible Quotes

The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good.
(Psalm 14:1) ESV

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
(Proverbs 1:7) ESV

How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?
(Proverbs 1:22) ESV

The wise will inherit honor, but fools get disgrace.
(Proverbs 3:35) ESV

The woman Folly is loud; she is seductive and knows nothing. She sits at the door of her house; she takes a seat on the highest places of the town, calling to those who pass by, who are going straight on their way, “Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” And to him who lacks sense she says, “Stolen water is sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.”
(Proverbs 9:13-17) ESV

The wise of heart will receive commandments, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
(Proverbs 10:8) ESV

Whoever winks the eye causes trouble, but a babbling fool will come to ruin.
(Proverbs 10:10) ESV

Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool, but wisdom is pleasure to a man of understanding.
(Proverbs 10:23) ESV

The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
(Proverbs 12:16) ESV

Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
(Proverbs 13:20) ESV

Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. Fools mock at the guilt offering, but the upright enjoy acceptance.
(Proverbs 14:7-9) ESV

The simple believes everything, but the prudent gives thought to his steps.
(Proverbs 14:15) ESV

One who is wise is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.
(Proverbs 14:16) ESV

The heart of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly.
(Proverbs 15:14) ESV

A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
(Proverbs 15:20) ESV

Folly is a joy to him who lacks sense, but a man of understanding walks straight ahead.
(Proverbs 15:21) ESV

Let a man meet a she-bear robbed of her cubs rather than a fool in his folly.
(Proverbs 17:12) ESV

A foolish son is a grief to his father and bitterness to her who bore him.
(Proverbs 17:25) ESV

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
(Proverbs 17:28) ESV

A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion.
(Proverbs 18:2) ESV

A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.
(Proverbs 18:6) ESV

A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
(Proverbs 18:7) ESV

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.
(Proverbs 20:3) ESV

A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools. Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest you be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes. Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own feet and drinks violence. Like a lame man's legs, which hang useless, is a proverb in the mouth of fools. ...
(Proverbs 26:3-12) ESV

Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”
(Proverbs 26:18,19) ESV

Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
(Proverbs 28:26) ESV

If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet.
(Proverbs 29:9) ESV

A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
(Proverbs 29:11) ESV

But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
(Matthew 5:22) ESV

But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul is required of you, and the things you have prepared, whose will they be?’
(Luke 12:20) ESV

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
(Titus 3:3) ESV¹

Inspirational Quotes from Famous People

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.
--Douglas Adams – English Writer Born 1952 Died 2001

Anger dwells only in the bosom of fools.
--Albert Einstein – German Physicist Born 1879 Died 1955

Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.
--Benjamin Franklin – American Politician Born 1706 Died 1790

Bad experience is a school that only fools keep going to.
--Ezra Taft Benson – American Leader Born 1899 Died 1994

But there comes a moment in everybody's life when he must decide whether he'll live among the human beings or not - a fool among fools or a fool alone.
--Thornton Wilder – American Novelist Born 1897 Died 1975

Drinking makes such fools of people, and people are such fools to begin with that it's compounding a felony.
--Robert Benchley – American Comedian Born 1889 Died 1945

Fools are more to be feared than the wicked.
--Queen Christina – Swedish Royalty Born 1626 Died 1689

Fools are without number.
--Desiderius Erasmus – Dutch Philosopher Born 1466 Died 1536

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
--Alexander Pope – English Poet Born 1688 Died 1744

Get all the fools on your side and you can be elected to anything.
--Frank Dane

I have great faith in fools; self-confidence my friends call it.
--Edgar Allan Poe – American Poet Born 1809 Died 1849

I love fools' experiments. I am always making them.
--Charles Darwin – English Scientist Born 1809 Died 1882

Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.
--Napoleon Bonaparte – French Leader Born 1769 Died 1821

It is difficult to free fools from the chains they revere.
--Voltaire – French Writer Born 1694 Died 1778

Ninety-nine per cent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.
--Thornton Wilder – American Novelist Born 1897 Died 1975

Only fools are positive.
--Moe Howard – American Actor Born 1897 Died 1975

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.
--Voltaire – French Writer Born 1694 Died 1778

Start with God - the first step in learning is bowing down to God; only fools thumb their noses at such wisdom and learning.
--King Solomon – Royalty⁴