Topic
Fools
55 passages cited, from 1 classic reference work.
These works date from 1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- 1 Kings 12:8Torrey Exemplified — Rehoboam
But he forsook the counsel of the old men, which they had given him, and consulted with the young men that were grown up with him, and which stood before him:
- Psalms 5:5Torrey Shall not stand in the presence of God
The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.
- Psalms 14:1Torrey Deny God
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
- Psalms 53:1Torrey Deny God
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.
- Psalms 74:18Torrey Blaspheme God
Remember this, that the enemy hath reproached, O LORD, and that the foolish people have blasphemed thy name.
- Psalms 74:22Torrey Reproach God
Arise, O God, plead thine own cause: remember how the foolish man reproacheth thee daily.
- Psalms 107:17Torrey Punishment of
Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.
- Proverbs 1:7Torrey Despise instruction
¶ The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
- Proverbs 1:22Torrey Hate knowledge
How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?
- Proverbs 3:35Torrey Come to shame
The wise shall inherit glory: but shame shall be the promotion of fools.
- Proverbs 8:5Torrey Exhorted to seek wisdom
O ye simple, understand wisdom: and, ye fools, be ye of an understanding heart.
- Proverbs 9:6Torrey Avoid them
Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
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- Proverbs 10:8 Torrey Destroy themselves by their speech
- Proverbs 10:14 Torrey Destroy themselves by their speech
- Proverbs 10:18 Torrey ARE — Slanderers
- Proverbs 10:23 Torrey Sport themselves in mischief
- Proverbs 12:15 Torrey ARE — Self-sufficient
- Proverbs 13:19 Torrey Hate to depart from evil
- Proverbs 13:20 Torrey The company of, ruinous
- Proverbs 14:7 Torrey Avoid them
- Proverbs 14:8 Torrey ARE — Self-deceivers
- Proverbs 14:9 Torrey Make a mock at sin
- Proverbs 14:16 Torrey ARE — Self-confident
- Proverbs 15:2 Torrey The mouth of, pours out folly
- Proverbs 15:5 Torrey Despise instruction
- Proverbs 17:25 Torrey ARE — A grief to parents
- Proverbs 18:2 Torrey Delight not in understanding
- Proverbs 18:6 Torrey ARE — Contentious
- Proverbs 18:7 Torrey Lips of, a snare to the soul
- Proverbs 19:13 Torrey ARE — A grief to parents
- Proverbs 19:29 Torrey Punishment of
- Proverbs 20:3 Torrey ARE — Given to meddling
- Proverbs 26:1 Torrey Honour is unbecoming for
- Proverbs 26:8 Torrey Honour is unbecoming for
- Proverbs 26:10 Torrey Punishment of
- Proverbs 26:11 Torrey Cling to their folly
- Proverbs 27:22 Torrey Cling to their folly
- Proverbs 28:26 Torrey Trust to their own hearts
- Ecclesiastes 2:14 Torrey Walk in darkness
- Ecclesiastes 4:5 Torrey ARE — Slothful
- Ecclesiastes 5:1 Torrey Worship of, hateful to God
- Ecclesiastes 5:4 Torrey God has no pleasure in
- Ecclesiastes 7:9 Torrey ARE — Angry
- Ecclesiastes 10:12 Torrey Destroy themselves by their speech
- Ecclesiastes 10:14 Torrey ARE — Full of words
- Jeremiah 4:22 Torrey Exemplified — Israel
- Jeremiah 10:8 Torrey Worship idols
- Matthew 7:26 Torrey Hear the gospel and obey it not
- Matthew 23:17 Torrey Exemplified — Pharisees
- Matthew 23:19 Torrey Exemplified — Pharisees
- Matthew 25:2–12 Torrey ARE — Mere professors of religion
- Luke 12:20 Torrey Depend upon their wealth
- Romans 1:22 Torrey ARE — Self-sufficient
- Romans 1:23 Torrey Worship idols
- Titus 3:3 Torrey All men are, without the knowledge of God
In the topical indexes
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 58 references, grouped by sub-topic
- All men are, without the knowledge of God Tit 3:3
- Deny God Ps 14:1; 53:1
- Blaspheme God Ps 74:18
- Reproach God Ps 74:22
- Make a mock at sin Pr 14:9
- Despise instruction Pr 1:7; 15:5
- Hate knowledge Pr 1:22
- Delight not in understanding Pr 18:2
- Sport themselves in mischief Pr 10:23
- Walk in darkness Ec 2:14
- Hate to depart from evil Pr 13:19
- Worship of, hateful to God Ec 5:1
- ARE
- Corrupt and abominable Ps 14:1
- Self-sufficient Pr 12:15; Ro 1:22
- Self-confident Pr 14:16
- Self-deceivers Pr 14:8
- Mere professors of religion Mt 25:2-12
- Full of words Ec 10:14
- Given to meddling Pr 20:3
- Slanderers Pr 10:18
- Liars Pr 10:18
- Slothful Ec 4:5
- Angry Ec 7:9
- Contentious Pr 18:6
- A grief to parents Pr 17:25; 19:13
- Come to shame Pr 3:35
- Destroy themselves by their speech Pr 10:8,14; Ec 10:12
- The company of, ruinous Pr 13:20
- Lips of, a snare to the soul Pr 18:7
- Cling to their folly Pr 26:11; 27:22
- Worship idols Jer 10:8; Ro 1:22,23
- Trust to their own hearts Pr 28:26
- Depend upon their wealth Lu 12:20
- Hear the gospel and obey it not Mt 7:26
- The mouth of, pours out folly Pr 15:2
- Honour is unbecoming for Pr 26:1,8
- God has no pleasure in Ec 5:4
- Shall not stand in the presence of God Ps 5:5
- Avoid them Pr 9:6; 14:7
- Exhorted to seek wisdom Pr 8:5
- Punishment of Ps 107:17; Pr 19:29; 26:10
- Exemplified
Texts: Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.