Fools - There's A Scripture For That (NLT) Version

Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise

Synonyms for Fools: simpletons, idiots, dope, dunces, morons, berks, chumps, dummies, boneheads, charlies, clods, cretins, ignoramuses, imbeciles, jerks, nincompoops, ninnies, blockheads, dimwits, and dolts

Psalms 38:5 (NLT)
My wounds fester and stink because of my foolish sins.

Psalms 69:5 (NLT)
O God, you know how foolish I am; my sins cannot be hidden from you.

Psalms 85:8 (NLT)
I listen carefully to what God the Lord is saying, for he speaks peace to his faithful people. But let them not return to their foolish ways.

Proverbs 1:7 (NLT)
Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 1:22 (NLT)
“How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?

Proverbs 1:32 (NLT)
For simpletons turn away from me—to death. Fools are destroyed by their own complacency.

Proverbs 3:35 (NLT)
The wise inherit honor, but fools are put to shame!

Proverbs 8:5 (NLT)
You simple people, use good judgment. You foolish people, show some understanding.

Proverbs 10:10 (NLT)
People who wink at wrong cause trouble, but a bold reproof promotes peace.

Proverbs 10:14 (NLT)
Wise people treasure knowledge, but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.

Proverbs 10:21 (NLT)
The words of the godly encourage many, but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense.

Proverbs 12:23 (NLT)
The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge, but fools broadcast their foolishness.

Proverbs 13:16 (NLT)
Wise people think before they act; fools don’t—and even brag about their foolishness.

Proverbs 13:19 (NLT)
It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them.

Proverbs 13:20 (NLT)
Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble.

Proverbs 14:8 (NLT)
The prudent understand where they are going, but fools deceive themselves.

Proverbs 14:9 (NLT)
Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.

Proverbs 14:24 (NLT)
Wealth is a crown for the wise; the effort of fools yields only foolishness.

Proverbs 14:33 (NLT)
Wisdom is enshrined in an understanding heart; wisdom is not found among fools.

Proverbs 15:2 (NLT)
The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

Proverbs 15:14 (NLT)
A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.

Proverbs 15:20 (NLT)
Sensible children bring joy to their father; foolish children despise their mother.

Proverbs 16:22 (NLT)
Discretion is a life-giving fountain to those who possess it, but discipline is wasted on fools.

Proverbs 17:24 (NLT)
Sensible people keep their eyes glued on wisdom, but a fool’s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.

Proverbs 17:25 (NLT)
Foolish children bring grief to their father and bitterness to the one who gave them birth.

Proverbs 17:28 (NLT)
Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent; with their mouths shut, they seem intelligent.

Proverbs 18:2 (NLT)
Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions.

Proverbs 19:3 (NLT)
People ruin their lives by their own foolishness and then are angry at the Lord .

Proverbs 19:13 (NLT)
A foolish child is a calamity to a father; a quarrelsome wife is as annoying as constant dripping.

Proverbs 19:29 (NLT)
Punishment is made for mockers, and the backs of fools are made to be beaten.

Proverbs 22:15 (NLT)
A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness, but physical discipline will drive it far away.

Proverbs 24:9 (NLT)
The schemes of a fool are sinful; everyone detests a mocker.

Proverbs 26:4 (NLT)
Don’t answer the foolish arguments of fools, or you will become as foolish as they are.

Proverbs 26:6 (NLT)
Trusting a fool to convey a message is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison!

Proverbs 26:7 (NLT)
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is as useless as a paralyzed leg.

Proverbs 26:9 (NLT)
A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a thorny branch brandished by a drunk.

Proverbs 26:11 (NLT)
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.

Proverbs 29:9 (NLT)
If a wise person takes a fool to court, there will be ranting and ridicule but no satisfaction.

Proverbs 29:11 (NLT)
Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.

Ecclesiastes 5:4 (NLT)
When you make a promise to God, don’t delay in following through, for God takes no pleasure in fools. Keep all the promises you make to him.

Ecclesiastes 7:4 (NLT)
A wise person thinks a lot about death, while a fool thinks only about having a good time.

Ecclesiastes 7:5 (NLT)
Better to be criticized by a wise person than to be praised by a fool.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 (NLT)
Control your temper, for anger labels you a fool.

Ecclesiastes 9:17 (NLT)
Better to hear the quiet words of a wise person than the shouts of a foolish king.

Ecclesiastes 10:5-6 (NLT)
There is another evil I have seen under the sun. Kings and rulers make a grave mistake 6. when they give great authority to foolish people and low positions to people of proven worth.

Isaiah 35:8 (NLT)
And a great road will go through that once deserted land. It will be named the Highway of Holiness. Evil-minded people will never travel on it. It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways; fools will never walk there.

Luke 24:25 (NLT)
Then Jesus said to them, “You foolish people! You find it so hard to believe all that the prophets wrote in the Scriptures.

Romans 1:22-23 (NLT)
Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools. 23. And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.
1 Corinthians 1:18 – NLT
The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God.

1 Corinthians 1:21 (NLT)
Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 1:25 (NLT)
This foolish plan of God is wiser than the wisest of human plans, and God’s weakness is stronger than the greatest of human strength.

1 Corinthians 2:14 (NLT)
But people who aren’t spiritual can’t receive these truths from God’s Spirit. It all sounds foolish to them and they can’t understand it, for only those who are spiritual can understand what the Spirit means.

1 Corinthians 3:19 (NLT)
For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He traps the wise in the snare of their own cleverness.”