Human folly is seen in rebellion against God, ignoring his way and will, a failure to understand him: and moral or spiritual irresponsibility.

Jeremiah 4:22

Examples of human folly

See also

The folly of God's people

Deuteronomy 32:6
Jeremiah 10:8

rejecting God

Hosea 7:11

worshipping idols

Jeremiah 10:21

seeking foreign help rather than trusting God

The folly of Israel's leaders

Ezekiel 13:3

See also

The shepherds are those entrusted with the task of guiding and caring for God's people

Matthew 23:16-17
Numbers 12:1-11

Particular demonstrations of human folly

1 Samuel 13:13; 26:21

Aaron and Miriam

1 Samuel 25:25

Saul:

2 Samuel 24:10

Nabal. In Hebrew this name means "fool".

David:

2 Chronicles 16:7-9

pp 1Ch 21:8

Isaiah 19:11-13

Asa, king of Judah

Matthew 7:26

Pharaoh's advisors

Matthew 25:1-3

the foolish builder

Luke 12:16-21

the foolish virgins

Galatians 3:13

the rich fool

the Galatian Christians

2 Corinthians 11:16-21

Paul's "foolishness"

See also

2 Corinthians 11:1; 12:6,11

Paul engages in what he admits is the foolish boasting of his accomplishments in order to challenge the claims of false "apostles".

1 Corinthians 1:18

God's wisdom regarded as "foolishness"

See also

Hosea 9:7
Zechariah 11:15
1 Corinthians 1:20-25,27; 4:10
1 Corinthians 3:19

Human wisdom is foolishness to God

See also

Job 12:17
Isaiah 29:14; 44:25; 55:8
Jeremiah 50:36
Romans 1:22

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