Foolish behavior and lack of wisdom are condemned throughout Scripture. According to Proverbs, those who hate discipline and despise knowledge are considered foolish, as seen in Proverbs 12:1. The book of Romans also critiques those who claim to be wise but are actually foolish, as stated in Romans 1:22. The wisdom literature of Proverbs, such as chapters 14, cautions against associating with fools and warns of the dangers of foolishness, while Psalms 14:1 laments the foolishness of those who deny God's existence. Wisdom and discernment are presented as essential virtues in the biblical tradition.
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Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates correction is stupid.
A wise man fears and turns from evil, but a fool is careless and reckless. A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, and a devious man is hated. The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech. The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools deceives them. Fools mock the making of amends, but goodwill is found among the upright.
The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; their acts are vile. There is no one who does good.
This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
From there, Elisha went up to Bethel, and as he was walking up the road, a group of boys came out of the city and jeered at him, chanting, “Go up, you baldhead! Go up, you baldhead!” Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.
I directed my mind to understand, to explore, to search out wisdom and explanations, and to understand the stupidity of wickedness and the folly of madness.