Fools in the Bible: 42 times in the King James Version

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fools KJV

“Fools” is in the King James Bible 42 times, in 42 verses. Jump to the verses ↓

94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

1:22 How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
1:32 For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
3:35 The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
8:5 O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.
13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.
14:8 The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.
14:24 The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.
14:33 Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.
15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
19:29 Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.
26:7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.
26:9 As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.
5:4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.
7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.
7:5 It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.
7:9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
9:17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.