Quotes about Foolishness
Wisdom is the focus of the discerning, but the eyes of a fool wander to the ends of the earth.
- Proverbs 17:24
The man who strays from the path of understanding will rest in the assembly of the dead.
- Proverbs 21:16
Precious treasures and oil are in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man consumes them.
- Proverbs 21:20
The prudent see danger and take cover, but the simple keep going and suffer the consequences.
- Proverbs 22:3
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
- Proverbs 22:15
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
- Proverbs 26:1
A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
- Proverbs 26:3
Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
- Proverbs 26:6
Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
- Proverbs 26:7
Like binding a stone into a sling is the giving of honor to a fool.
- Proverbs 26:8
Like a thorn that falls into the hand of a drunkard is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
- Proverbs 26:9
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.
- Proverbs 26:11