Stupid Is In The Bible

Stupid is a good word in the right context.  Some folks don’t like it but I just realized that it is in the Bible!  Yep, the translators for the ESV, my favorite English Bible translation, chose to use the word 12 times, and you can search it online and check it for yourself.

And here’s my favorite verse using the word: “Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge, but he who hates reproof is stupid” (Proverbs 12:1, ESV).  Ouch!

One Comment on “Stupid Is In The Bible”

1. Bobby

   May 1, 2012

   

   More translations use the word brutish than any other word. Suggest to you that brutish is the original. Not stupid

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