Emphasis Scriptures

The word 'fools' occurs 47 times in the standard works.

6 of those occurances are found in the list of scriptures highlighted below. These verses have the highest concentration of the word 'fools' in the standard works and contain 12.8% of all occurances. Assuming 30 seconds per verse, it would take about 3 minutes to read the entire list.

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Prov. 13:19-20 (2 in 2 verses)

Prov. 14:8-9 (2 in 2 verses)

Eccl. 7:4-5 (2 in 2 verses)

Exact Word Count

  FULL PART ALL
OT 34 0 34
2 Sam. 1 0 1
Job 2 0 2
Ps. 3 0 3
Prov. 19 0 19
Eccl. 6 0 6
Isa. 3 0 3
NT 8 0 8
BM 4 0 4
DC 1 0 1
PGP 0 0 0
TOTAL 47 0 47

2 Sam. 13:13
And I, whither shall I cause my shame to go? and as for thee, thou shalt be as one of the fools in Israel. Now therefore, I pray thee, speak unto the king; for he will not withhold me from thee.

Job 12:17
He leadeth counsellors away spoiled, and maketh the judges fools.

Job 30:8
They were children of fools, yea, children of base men: they were viler than the earth.

Ps. 75:4
I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:

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

Ps. 107:17
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

Prov. 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Prov. 1:22
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Prov. 1:32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

Prov. 3:35
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.

Prov. 8:5
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.

Prov. 10:21
The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.

Prov. 12:23
A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

Prov. 13:19
The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

Prov. 13:20
He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Prov. 14:8
The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his way: but the folly of fools is deceit.

Prov. 14:9
Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

Prov. 14:24
The crown of the wise is their riches: but the foolishness of fools is folly.

Prov. 14:33
Wisdom resteth in the heart of him that hath understanding: but that which is in the midst of fools is made known.

Prov. 15:2
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

Prov. 15:14
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.

Prov. 16:22
Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools is folly.

Prov. 19:29
Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.

Prov. 26:7
The legs of the lame are not equal: so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Prov. 26:9
As a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a parable in the mouth of fools.

Eccl. 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.

Eccl. 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.

Eccl. 7:4
The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.

Eccl. 7:5
It is better to hear the rebuke of the wise, than for a man to hear the song of fools.

Eccl. 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Eccl. 9:17
The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.

Isa. 19:11
Surely the princes of Zoan are fools, the counsel of the wise counsellors of Pharaoh is become brutish: how say ye unto Pharaoh, I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings?

Isa. 19:13
The princes of Zoan are become fools, the princes of Noph are deceived; they have also seduced Egypt, even they that are the stay of the tribes thereof.

Isa. 35:8
And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err therein.