Bible Dictionaries
Fool in Scripture

1910 New Catholic Dictionary

  1. The atheist: "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God" (Psalms 13:52).

  2. The rich fool: "But God said to him, Thou fool, this night they require thy soul of thee and whose shall those things by which thou hast provided?" (Luke 12).

  3. A penalty: "And whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hellfire" (Matthew 5). Those who hear the word of God and do not keep it are like "the fool that built his house upon the sand" (Matthew 7).
Bibliography Information
Entry for 'Fool in Scripture'. 1910 New Catholic Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ncd/​f/fool-in-scripture.html. 1910.