calling people fools
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22But I say to you, that anyone who becomes angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment. But whoever will have called his brother, ‘Idiot,’ shall be liable to the council. Then, whoever will have called him, ‘Worthless,’ shall be liable to the fires of Hell.
1Unto the end. A Psalm of David. The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They were corrupted, and they have become abominable in their studies. There is no one who does good; there is not even one.
15The way of the foolish is right in his own eyes. But whoever is wise listens to counsels.
11A foolish one offers everything on his mind. A wise one reserves and defers until later.
17You are foolish and blind! For which is greater: the gold, or the temple that sanctifies the gold?
2The foolish do not accept words of prudence, unless you say what is already turning in his heart.
7The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The foolish despise wisdom as well as doctrine.
20But God said to him: ‘Foolish one, this very night they require your soul of you. To whom, then, will those things belong, which you have prepared?’
18Lying lips conceal hatred; whoever brings forth contempt is unwise.
19How blind you are! For which is greater: the gift, or the altar that sanctifies the gift?
2They were corrupted, and they became abominable with iniquities. There is no one who does good.
18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish, so that he may be truly wise.
25For what is foolishness to God is considered wise by men, and that which is weakness to God is considered strong by men.
26Whoever trusts in his own heart is a fool. But whoever treads wisely, the same shall be saved.
18Be mindful of this: the enemy placed blame against the Lord, and a foolish people has incited against your name.
27But God has chosen the foolish of the world, so that he may confound the wise. And God has chosen the weak of the world, so that he may confound the strong.
26And everyone who hears these words of mine and does not do them shall be like a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand.