Strong's Greek · G3474

μωρός

mōrós

fool(-ish, X -ishness)

Definition

dull or stupid (as if shut up), i.e. heedless, (morally) blockhead, (apparently) absurd

Derivation

probably from the base of G3466 (μυστήριον);

Appears 12 times in Scripture

Matthew 25:8

The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’

Matthew 7:26

But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand.

Matthew 25:3

The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.

1 Corinthians 1:27

But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.

1 Corinthians 4:10

We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishonored.

Matthew 23:17

You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

1 Corinthians 1:25

For the foolishness of God is wiser than man’s wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man’s strength.

Matthew 25:2

Five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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