It’s not uncommon to read a Bible verse or two that speaks of stupidity or something that pertains to not being smart and not having a good judgmental mindset.
This blog article will cover 23 bible verses about stupidity;
Bible Verses About Stupidity
It is important to know that stupidity is a major factor in some of the more important decisions people make in life. Whether it be career opportunities, friends and relationships, or even saving money for retirement purposes.
Let’s dive straight into the various Bible verses that speak about stupidity;
Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1 (ESV)
You need someone to teach you if you want to gain more. Your mind will be surrendered to them. You acknowledge their knowledge-based superiority.
You acknowledge your inadequacy. You have to accept your mistakes or ignorance.
To be able to receive correction when you are wrong, you must be humble. The Bible say ‘you are stupid’ and you will not advance in knowledge if you hate being corrected or told you’re incorrect.
Romans 1:22
Claiming to be wise, they became fools,
Romans 1:22(ESV)
Men claimed to be intelligent, but they revealed themselves to be dimwits.
Every man is aware of God, the only one who can provide true wisdom and understanding, but because of his arrogant reluctance to embrace the truth and exalt God, man has chosen a road that will ultimately result in his eventual death, destruction, and separation from God.
Paul encourages us to acknowledge God as the source of all wisdom and knowledge rather than to think of ourselves as wise because doing so makes us appear stupid.
Proverbs 14:16-18
A wise one is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:16-18 (ESV)
A wise man possesses a fear of God, which is the basis for wisdom and the fulfilment of all of man’s obligations. But the fool is filled with impulsive rage and false assurance.
God is near to those who fear Him and have humble hearts, but He is opposed to foolish people who think they are wise. Be humble and fear God, for the fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.
Proverbs 14:7-9
Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. Fools mock the guilt offering, but the upright enjoys acceptance.
Proverbs 14:7-9 (ESV)
Solomon tells us to stay away from fools since they are all around us. Education and intelligence have nothing to do with it since a stupid man will talk instead of listening and learning.
They are those who have little regard for either God or the accuracy of the Bible. They have faith in their ideas.
A wise person has faith and with faith, he starts to reason from the premises that God exists, the Bible is true, and he is a sinner.
In the same way that you can spot fools by the absence of knowledge in their speech, you can spot clever individuals by their knowledgeable speech.
Psalm 14:1
To the choirmaster. Of David. The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, and none does well.
Psalm 14:1(ESV)
Denying God is wrong, and doing so is frequently accompanied by living a sinful lifestyle. There are a lot of bright atheists.
Nobody’s lack of intelligence or intelligence itself causes someone to reject God.
A person’s rejection of religious faith is a result of their lack of righteousness. It is foolish to attempt to disprove the existence of God; only an impious, sinful heart will do so.
Proverbs 28:26
Whoever trusts in his mind is a fool, but he who walks in wisdom will be delivered.
Proverbs 28:26(ESV)
Because they trusted their hearts, many of the men in the Bible fell. Your heart has strong feelings about almost any subject, and it has a fierce yearning for anything it wants.
Your heart has the power to keep you awake due to envy or hatred as well as to soothe you to sleep regarding things it deems insignificant.
In our day and age, doing so is quite acceptable. True wisdom, however, is the ability to ignore your heart’s guidance and mistrust it.
Trust in the Lord with all of your heart and do not rely on your understanding instead of going after your heart.
2 Timothy 2:23-24
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. And the Lord’s servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil,
2 Timothy 2:23-24 (ESV)
In this verse, we are admonished not to act like foolish men who foment arguments.
The Spirit is to empower us so that we can teach the truth in love to everyone who disagrees with us while also providing wise guidance and biblically based truth.
We must refrain from arguing while sharing the gospel with others. May we emulate Christ’s gentleness, grace, goodness, and patience with everyone.
Jeremiah 4:22
“For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are ‘wise’—in doing evil! But how to do good they know not.”
Jeremiah 4:22 (ESV)
Everyone who does not fear God does not know Him. The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge. Everyone who doesn’t know Him is stuck in their ignorance.
Even though they reject God, atheists can still act wisely; nonetheless, they cannot become truly smart. Being ignorant of God means being dumb, and stupidity produces evil as a result.
Psalm 94:8
Understand, O dullest of the people! Fools, when will you be wise?
Psalm 94:8 (ESV)
This passage is intended to provide teaching and comprehension of God to the thoughtless and foolish, but a stupid man is too stupid to listen.
The psalmist attempts to explain the marvel of God’s workmanship in the later verses. God is so wise that He is even aware of what men and women think. This great God deserves to be revered, feared, and obeyed.
John 3:16-17
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through him.
John 3:16-17 (ESV)
God understood our helplessness. God could have abandoned us to our demise while watching us harm, manipulate, use, and kill one another.
Because of our stupidity, He could have been repulsed and turned away in disgust, but instead, out of compassion for us, His creation, He sent His Son so that we might once again experience life.
Bible Verses About Killing Animals Over Man’s Stupidity
There is also Bible verse that covers Man’s stupidity as regards the killing of animals.
Below are Bible verses that speak about the killing of animals;
Genesis 9:3
Everything that lives and moves about will be food for you. I now give you everything just as I gave you the green plants.
Genesis 9:3 (NIV)
God may have allowed man to choose the type of meat he would like to eat, but after Adam disobeyed, he was warned: “Cursed is the ground because of you; in toil, you shall eat of it all the days of your life; thorns and thistles it shall bring forth for you… by the sweat of your face you shall eat bread until you return to the ground.”
Man lost control over the freedom that was granted to him as a result.
Leviticus 24:21
Whoever kills an animal must make restitution, but whoever kills a human being is to be put to death.
Leviticus 24:21 (NIV)
God forbade anybody from killing another person besides in self-defense, which is why He gave us the commandment, “Do not kill.”
In the modern world, if you murder the mother animal, you should be held responsible for nurturing the young, if any, because animal lives are likewise precious.
Proverbs 12:10
The righteous care for the needs of their animals, but the kindest acts of the wicked are cruel.
Proverbs 12:10 (NIV)
How do you handle animals? It may provide insight into your character. The example of kindness is the lesson, not the care of the animals.
While the LORD decreed compassionate treatment of all animals, from the working bull to the nesting birds. He also shows you daily compassion and mercy.
If you are a royal family member, practice delicate mercy toward everyone, just as your merciful King does.
Deuteronomy 25:4
Scripture says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and “The worker deserves his wages.”
Deuteronomy 25:4 (NIV)
Moses expresses worry about how household animals are treated in this verse. The ox was a sizable, domesticated animal that was perfect for farming tasks like ploughing.
This regulation may have been added by Moses to underscore the idea that, while an animal was deserving of compassion, a person made in the likeness of God was deserving of much more.
Leviticus 11:9
“These you may eat, of all that are in the waters. You may eat everything in the waters that has fins and scales, whether in the seas or the rivers.
Leviticus 11:9 (ESV)
Again, the law was straightforward: any aquatic animal with scales and fins was edible. Based on this theory, all fish were regarded as clean, except species without scales like the catfish.
Due to the lack of scales and fins on clams, crabs, oysters, and lobsters, shellfish would be dirty.
These were to be regarded as an abomination and not be eaten by these dietary regulations given to Israel.
Bible Verses About Feeling Stupid
Feeling stupid? Here, there are Bible verses for you.
This will explain what you are currently facing and how to overcome the feeling.
Matthew 10:16
“Behold, I am sending you out as sheep amid wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.
Matthew 10:16 (ESV)
Jesus instructed His followers that they needed to possess both the intelligence of the serpent and the benevolence of the dove to be Christlike in a godless world.
Jesus was encouraging us to emulate some of the infamous cunnings of the serpent constructively rather than resorting to trickery.
Honesty does not equate with knowledge, and innocence does not equate with credulity.
Jeremiah 4:22
“For my people are foolish; they know me not; they are stupid children; they have no understanding. They are ‘wise’—in doing evil! But how to do good they know not.”
Jeremiah 4:22(ESV)
Here, God bemoans the stupidity of his people, whom he refers to as such not out of respect but to increase their shame because nothing could have been more scandalous than for the people, whom God had selected as his people, to be foolish.
Ephesians 5:18
And do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery, but be filled with the Spirit
Ephesians 5:18 (ESV)
While being cautioned against conforming to the ways of the world, we are encouraged to grow in our Christian walk.
We are warned against emotional instability, stupid gullibility, and immature spirituality.
We are not to become intoxicated with wine since it causes a lot of things that are disrespectful to the Lord.
Instead, the Holy Spirit, who is the source of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control, is to dominate or regulate us.
Proverbs On Stupidity
Proverbs are wise sayings or wise words. Lets take a look at the Bible verses in Proverbs that speaks about stupidity below;
Proverbs 12:1
Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid.
Proverbs 12:1 (ESV)
We often associate discipline with pain, and while it occasionally is, the pain will ultimately be beneficial. It will assist us in improving as humans.
However, the stupid man takes too much pleasure in his knowledge and despises being corrected or reprimanded.
Your appreciation and acceptance of instruction, discipline and correction are the most important prerequisites for advancement and success in any aspect of your life.
Proverbs 14:16-18
A wise one is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless. A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated. The simple inherit folly, but the prudent are crowned with knowledge.
Proverbs 14:16-18 (ESV)
Anyone who believes anything disregards prudence, or acts rashly is just making themselves dumb. How many times have we acted foolishly? especially when there is no need for us to respond angrily.
You act foolishly when you get angry. A wise man possesses a fear of God, which is the basis for wisdom and the fulfilment of all of man’s obligations.
He distrusts his own heart because he is aware of how evil it is, and when circumstances call for wrath, he discreetly departs those circumstances.
Proverbs 14:7-9
Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge. The wisdom of the prudent is to discern his way, but the folly of fools is deceiving. Fools mock the guilt offering, but the upright enjoys acceptance.
Proverbs 14:7-9 (ESV)
Sometimes leaving the company and avoiding hearing about wicked discourse is the only option we have for rebuking stupid people and bearing testimony against them.
If you follow this straightforward guideline right away, your potential in the eyes of God and others who matter to you will be swiftly and significantly increased.
You are advised to avoid the company of fools since they will probably affect you and ruin your intelligence.
CONCLUSION
When you looked at the list above, you must have found that one or more of them speaks to you about a certain decision or choice you have made in the past.
However, what I think you will find is that by reading the verses and then taking time to reflect upon yourself, you will realize where God is trying to lead you in your life.
And by taking action, you can avoid making some of the same mistakes which these verses in the Bible speak against.
