Quotes about Foolishness
A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
- Proverbs 14:6
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.
- Proverbs 14:7
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
- Proverbs 14:12
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless.
- Proverbs 14:16
A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated.
- Proverbs 14:17
The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
- Proverbs 14:18
The crown of the wise is their wealth, but the effort of fools is folly.
- Proverbs 14:24
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
- Proverbs 14:29
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- Proverbs 15:2
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the hearts of fools.
- Proverbs 15:7
A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 15:20
Why should the fool have money in his hand with no intention of buying wisdom?
- Proverbs 17:16