Quotes about Foolishness
I am on the brink of utter ruin in the midst of the whole assembly.”
- Proverbs 5:14
He dies for lack of discipline, led astray by his own great folly.
- Proverbs 5:23
I saw among the simple, I noticed among the youths, a young man lacking judgment,
- Proverbs 7:7
crossing the street near her corner, strolling down the road to her house,
- Proverbs 7:8
Then a woman came out to meet him, with the attire of a harlot and cunning of heart.
- Proverbs 7:10
He follows her on impulse, like an ox going to the slaughter, like a deer bounding into a trap,
- Proverbs 7:22
until an arrow pierces his liver, like a bird darting into a snare—not knowing it will cost him his life.
- Proverbs 7:23
For she has brought many down to death; her slain are many in number.
- Proverbs 7:26
O simple ones, learn to be shrewd; O fools, gain understanding.
- Proverbs 8:5
“Whoever is simple, let him turn in here!” she says to him who lacks judgment.
- Proverbs 9:4
Leave your folly behind, and you will live; walk in the way of understanding.”
- Proverbs 9:6
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
- Proverbs 9:7