1 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools!
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
Definition of a Fool
- Honor is not fitting for a fool.
- A rod is for the backs of fools.
- Do not answer a fool according to his folly.
- Fools make bad messengers.
- Proverbs in the mouth of a fool are thorns from their mouth.
- Fools make bad employees.
- Fools repeat their folly.
- Fools are wise in their own eyes.
Study the list above, and if you see any of your own behaviors matching, then you have a decision to make. Will you be wise in your own eyes, or will you submit to better, godly counsel? If not, then the road ahead will be filled with fools’ errands and foolishness.
Today, ask the Living God, who fashioned you, to begin a new work within you. Old things have passed away, and all things are new. Christ is the only answer to human foolishness. What are you grasping for?
Prayer: Father, help us not to be fools. I pray that as I read Your Word, it is written on the tablet of my heart, and I will be slowly transformed into a person full of the wisdom of the Lord. In Jesus’ name, amen.
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