Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Foolishness’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Foolishness’ occurs 40 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 25:25 Let not my lord, the king, I beseech you, set his heart upon this iniquitous man, Nabal. For in accord with his name, he is senseless, and foolishness is with him. But I, your handmaid, did not see your servants, my lord, whom you had sent.1 Samuel 25:25
Number of the word / term Foolishness in 1 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 15:31 Then it was reported to David that Ahithophel also had joined in swearing with Absalom. And David said, “ O Lord, I beg you, to uncover the foolishness of the counsel of Ahithophel.”2 Samuel 15:31
Number of the word / term Foolishness in 2 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book Job
Job 6:30 And you will not find iniquity on my tongue, nor will foolishness resound in my throat.Job 6:30
Job 36:12 But if they will not listen, they will pass away by the sword and will be consumed by foolishness.Job 36:12
Job 42:8 Therefore, have seven bulls and seven rams brought to you, and go to my servant Job, and offer these as a holocaust for yourselves. But also, my servant Job will pray for you; I will accept his face, so that foolishness will not be imputed to you. For you have not been speaking correctly about me, as my servant Job has done.Job 42:8
Number of the word / term Foolishness in Job: 3
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 22:2 My God, I will cry out by day, and you will not heed, and by night, and it will not be foolishness for me.Psalm 22:2
Psalm 38:5 My sores have putrefied and been corrupted before the face of my foolishness.Psalm 38:5
Psalm 69:5 O God, you know my foolishness, and my offenses have not been hidden from you.Psalm 69:5
Number of the word / term Foolishness in Psalm: 3
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book Proverbs
Proverbs 5:23 He shall die, for he has not held to discipline. And by the multitude of his foolishness, he shall be deceived.Proverbs 5:23
Proverbs 12:23 A resourceful man conceals knowledge. And the heart of the unwise provokes foolishness.Proverbs 12:23
Proverbs 14:17 The impatient will work foolishness. And a resourceful man is hated.Proverbs 14:17
Proverbs 14:18 The childish will possess foolishness, and the discerning will anticipate knowledge.Proverbs 14:18
Proverbs 14:29 Whoever is patient is governed by much prudence. But whoever is impatient exalts his foolishness.Proverbs 14:29
Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge. But the mouth of the senseless gushes with foolishness.Proverbs 15:2
Proverbs 19:3 The foolishness of a man undermines his steps. And then he seethes in his soul against God.Proverbs 19:3
Proverbs 26:11 Like a dog that returns to his vomit, so also is the imprudent who repeats his foolishness.Proverbs 26:11
Proverbs 27:22 Even if you were to crush the foolish with a mortar, as when a pestle strikes over pearled barley, his foolishness would not be taken from him.Proverbs 27:22
Proverbs 29:20 Have you seen a man rushing to speak? Foolishness has more hope than his correction.Proverbs 29:20
Number of the word / term Foolishness in Proverbs: 10
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I have dedicated my heart, so that I may know prudence and doctrine, and also error and foolishness. Yet I recognize that, in these things also, there is hardship, and affliction of the spirit.Ecclesiastes 1:17
Ecclesiastes 2:3 I decided in my heart to withdraw my flesh from wine, so that I might bring my mind to wisdom, and turn away from foolishness, until I see what is useful for the sons of men, and what they ought to do under the sun, during the number of the days of their life.Ecclesiastes 2:3
Ecclesiastes 2:12 I continued on, so as to contemplate wisdom, as well as error and foolishness. “What is man,” I said, “that he would be able to follow his Maker, the King?”Ecclesiastes 2:12
Ecclesiastes 2:13 And I saw that wisdom surpasses foolishness, so much so that they differ as much as light from darkness.Ecclesiastes 2:13
Ecclesiastes 5:3 Dreams follow many worries, and in many words foolishness will be found.Ecclesiastes 5:3
Ecclesiastes 10:1 Dying flies ruin the sweetness of the ointment. Wisdom and glory is more precious than a brief and limited foolishness.Ecclesiastes 10:1
Ecclesiastes 10:13 At the beginning of his words is foolishness, and at the end of his talk is a most grievous error.Ecclesiastes 10:13
Number of the word / term Foolishness in Ecclesiastes: 7
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 9:17 For this reason, the Lord will not rejoice over their youths. And he will not take pity on their orphans and widows. For each one is a hypocrite, and each one is wicked, and every mouth has spoken foolishness. After all this, his fury was not turned away; instead, his hand was still extended.Isaiah 9:17
Isaiah 32:6 For a foolish man speaks foolishness and his heart works iniquity in order to accomplish deception. And he speaks to the Lord deceitfully, so as to empty the soul of the hungry and to take away drink from the thirsty.Isaiah 32:6
Isaiah 44:25 I make the signs of the diviners useless, and I turn the seers to madness. I turn the wise backwards, and make their knowledge into foolishness.Isaiah 44:25
Number of the word / term Foolishness in Isaiah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 23:13 And I have seen the foolishness of the prophets of Samaria. They have prophesied in Baal, and they have deceived my people Israel.Jeremiah 23:13
Number of the word / term Foolishness in Jeremiah: 1
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book Hosea
Hosea 2:10 And now, I will reveal her foolishness by the eyes of her lovers, and no man will rescue her from my hand.Hosea 2:10
Hosea 9:7 The days of visitation have arrived; the days of retribution are here. Know this, Israel: that the prophet was foolish, the spiritual man was mad, because of the multitude of your iniquities and the great extent of your foolishness.Hosea 9:7
Number of the word / term Foolishness in Hosea: 2
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book Mark
Mark 7:22 thefts, avarice, wickedness, deceitfulness, homosexuality, an evil eye, blasphemy, self-exaltation, foolishness.Mark 7:22
Number of the word / term Foolishness in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 1:18 For the Word of the Cross is certainly foolishness to those who are perishing. But to those who have been saved, that is, to us, it is the power of God.1 Corinthians 1:18
1 Corinthians 1:21 For the world did not know God through wisdom, and so, in the wisdom of God, it pleased God to accomplish the salvation of believers, through the foolishness of our preaching.1 Corinthians 1:21
1 Corinthians 1:23 But we are preaching Christ crucified. Certainly, to the Jews, this is a scandal, and to the Gentiles, this is foolishness.1 Corinthians 1:23
1 Corinthians 1:25 For what is foolishness to God is considered wise by men, and that which is weakness to God is considered strong by men.1 Corinthians 1:25
1 Corinthians 2:14 But the animal nature of man does not perceive these things that are of the Spirit of God. For it is foolishness to him, and he is not able to understand it, because it must be examined spiritually.1 Corinthians 2:14
1 Corinthians 3:19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. And so it has been written: “I will catch the wise in their own astuteness.”1 Corinthians 3:19
Number of the word / term Foolishness in 1 Corinthians: 6
Bible passages with ‘Foolishness’ in the book 2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 11:1 I wish that you would endure a small amount of my foolishness, so as to bear with me.2 Corinthians 11:1
2 Corinthians 11:17 What I am saying is not said according to God, but as if in foolishness, in this matter of glorying.2 Corinthians 11:17
Number of the word / term ‘Foolishness’ in 2 Corinthians: 2
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 40
