bible and theology on Foolishness

Foolishness is more than being stupid, that deadly combination of arrogance and ignorance.

It is because of our foolishness that we forget who God is.

The foolishness of the cross is the wisdom of God and the wisdom of God is powerful in its impact.

The Hebrew word for “fool” is very close to the Hebrew for “noble,” with only one letter different, and it is sometimes only in the outcome of their lives that the people considered noble by the peopl...

Fools are without number.

We were ensnared by the wisdom of the serpent; we are set free by the foolishness of God.

We get into captivity because of our foolishness and we are more foolish that we want to admit.

As the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, so the denial of God is the height of foolishness.

God has neither form nor shape under which we can know Him; when he speaks of Himself in metaphors and similes, He is adapting Himself to our foolishness, our limited capacity.

Therefore let us repent and pass from ignorance to knowledge, from foolishness to wisdom, from licentiousness to self-control, from injustice to righteousness, from godlessness to God.

Father in Heaven, wisdom has called us to heed her voice. She has implored the simple to turn towards her truth, for the one who lacks sense to eat from her table. We have heard wisdom’s clarion cry, ...

Pastor: Oh God, in my foolishness, I have denied that you are my God, my Lord, and my Father. Because of my abominable deeds and corrupt nature, I can do no good without you. All: You dwell in Heave...

All: Oh kind and generous God, You have condescended so graciously to our humble needs. You have given us holy baptism to teach us such a simple truth: the blood of Christ washes away our sins. Great ...

Gracious God, sometimes I think that I can figure out all the consequences of my decisions. I can become overly impressed with what I perceive to be my strategic vision and analysis. Forgive me for my...

May God bless you with a restless discomfort about easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that you may seek truth boldly and love deep within your heart. May God bless you...

Only a fool thinks he can fool God.

There is nothing more foolish than an act of wickedness; there is no wisdom equal to that of obeying God.

None is a fool always, everyone sometimes.

What can be more foolish than to think that all this rare fabric of heaven and earth could come by chance, when all the skill of art is not able to make an oyster!

The first type of fool in the Bible is the character that might be called the fool proper. Folly in a fallen world is obviously partly relativistic, and we are always wise to say, “Says who?” Differen...

Prejudices are what fools use for reason.

And if my present deeds are foolish in thy sight, it may be that a foolish judge arraigns my folly.

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.

Better to be thought a fool—than to open your mouth and prove it.

Nothing is more like a wise man than a fool who holds his tongue.

Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.

O human creature, you are the investigator without knowledge, the magistrate without jurisdiction, and all in all, the fool of the farce.

Let us be thankful for the fools. But for them the rest of us could not succeed.

Fools stand on their island of opportunities and look toward another land. There is no other land; there is nothing else but this.

If fifty million people say a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing. Quoted in