What does "Folly" mean in the Bible?
These terms are used by the sacred writers sometimes to denote weakness of understanding, Ps 14:1; 1 Cor 1:27; 1 Cor 4:10 and sometimes sin or wickedness. Folly appears in 20 verses across 2 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Folly?
FOL'LY, Gen 34:7, FOOL, Prov 15:5. These terms are used by the sacred writers sometimes to denote weakness of understanding, Ps 14:1; 1 Cor 1:27; 1 Cor 4:10 and sometimes sin or wickedness. Ps 38:5; Josh 7:15. The transgression and disobedience of Adam were the height of folly, as is the sin of humanity generally. Foolish talking, jesting, foolish and unlearned questions, etc., 2 Tim 2:23, are such as are vain, frivolous, or have no useful tendency. The phrase "Thou fool," Matt 5:22, implies not only an angry temper, but probably also impiety and wickedness, in allusion to Ps 14:1, where the atheist is called a fool.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Hebrew word for Folly?
Where does Folly appear in the Bible?
Folly is referenced in 20 verses across 2 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- Proverbs 5:23
- Proverbs 12:23
- Proverbs 13:16
- Proverbs 14:8
- Proverbs 14:18
- Proverbs 14:24
- Proverbs 14:29
- Proverbs 15:2
- Proverbs 15:14
- Proverbs 15:21
- Proverbs 16:22
- Proverbs 17:12
- Proverbs 18:13
- Proverbs 19:3
- Proverbs 26:4
- Proverbs 26:5
- Proverbs 26:11
- Proverbs 27:22
- Psalms 38:5
- Psalms 69:5
What else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Folly.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Folly?
Folly appears in 20 verses across 2 books, most often in Proverbs, which accounts for 18 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Folly?
Proverbs, Psalms.
Where can I read every verse about Folly?
This page lists 20 of them. Protos carries all 20, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
