Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find knowledge on his lips. The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.
Proverbs 23:9 King James Version (KJV)
Speak not in the ears of a fool: For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
The full verse of the original source of the idiom, 2 Corinthians 11:19 (KJV), reads "For ye suffer fools gladly, seeing ye yourselves are wise." The New International Version states "You gladly put up with fools since you are so wise!" In its current usage, the meaning of the negative, not to suffer fools gladly, has ...
Foolish people are silly or senseless, and when you do something foolish, it's clearly unwise or irrational. Sitting on the hood of a car while your friend is driving is a foolish thing to do. Things that show a lack of judgment are foolish, like cheating on a test or running into the street after a basketball.
Foolish people are self-involved, overly optimistic regarding their own views, and unable to see their own vulnerabilities. They assume they already know all that needs to be known. Foolish individuals are apathetic—indifferent to outgroups, ethical concerns, and the common good. They are unimaginative and dogmatic.
If someone's behavior or action is foolish, it is not sensible and shows a lack of good judgment. It would be foolish to raise hopes unnecessarily. Synonyms: unwise, silly, absurd, rash More Synonyms of foolish. foolishly adverb.
2 Timothy 2:23 New Century Version (NCV)
Stay away from foolish and stupid arguments, because you know they grow into quarrels.
Proverbs 14:29
"Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly."
Verse 9, Don't waste your breath on fools. For they will despise the wisest advice. In other words, I am not to waste my breath speaking to a fool; I am not to waste my time because they are not going to listen to me.
Proverbs 26:4: Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will also be like him. Proverbs 26:5: Answer a fool as his folly deserves, that he not be wise in his own eyes.
Proverbs 14:1 -- “The wise woman builds her house, but the foolish pulls it down with her hands.”
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; Fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Proverbs 23:9 In-Context
9 Do not speak to fools, for they will scorn your prudent words.
Proverbs 17:10-20 In-Context
10 A wise person will learn more from a warning than a fool will learn from a hundred lashings.
9 If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is pno quiet. and seek the life of the upright.
"Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly." "A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger." "A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention."
Proverbs 22:24-25 King James Version (KJV)
Make no friendship with an angry man; And with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.
Stay away from a foolish man, for you will not find knowledge on his lips. The wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their ways, but the folly of fools is deception. Fools mock at making amends for sin, but goodwill is found among the upright.
When Paul speaks of the "foolishness of God," he is not implying that God is foolish. Rather he is saying that since God's way of reasoning is in accord with things of the spirit, it confounds the reasoning of this world. It is wiser than human reasoning, because spiritual things are wiser than carnal ones.
Foolish = poor decision making skills, basically. Foolishness can just be bad genes, not being taught well, depression related(thus not paying as much attention to parents, teachers, learning, and so on) among other things. Someone foolish would become wise by studying, living, and learning.
Some common synonyms of foolish are asinine, fatuous, silly, and simple. While all these words mean "actually or apparently deficient in intelligence," foolish implies the character of being or seeming unable to use judgment, discretion, or good sense.
A person who lacks intelligence. jackass. idiot. fool. imbecile.
A wise person makes a decision for himself, whereas Ignorant people follow others and allow others to make a decision for him.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself. Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes. Like cutting off one's feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.