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Bible Verses About Fool
Find Bible verses about fool — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about fool?
The Bible addresses fool with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Ecclesiastes 10:3
“Yes also, when the fool walks by the way, his understanding fails him, and he says to everyone that he is a fool.”
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Proverbs 17:12
“Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.”
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Psalms 14:1
“The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt. They have done abominable works. There is none who does good.”
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Proverbs 26:11
“As a dog that returns to his vomit, so is a fool who repeats his folly.”
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Proverbs 17:28
“Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.”
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Proverbs 26:5
“Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.”
Proverbs 26:4
“Don't answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.”
Proverbs 7:22
“He followed her immediately, as an ox goes to the slaughter, as a fool stepping into a noose.”
Proverbs 18:2
“A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own opinion.”
Proverbs 26:12
“Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.”
Proverbs 17:21
“He who becomes the father of a fool grieves. The father of a fool has no joy.”
Proverbs 29:20
“Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.”
Proverbs 17:10
“A rebuke enters deeper into one who has understanding than a hundred lashes into a fool.”
Psalms 53:1
“The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity. There is no one who does good.”
Psalms 49:10
“For he sees that wise men die; likewise the fool and the senseless perish, and leave their wealth to others.”
Also Read
Ecclesiastes 4:5 — “The fool folds his hands together and ruins himself....”
Proverbs 23:9 — “Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words....”
Proverbs 20:3 — “It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling....”
Proverbs 10:8 — “The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall....”
Ecclesiastes 10:12 — “The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips....”
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