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"Wise Up About Foolishness"
* Fool a type of person, not confined to foolish acts
* The Simple, the Fool, the Mocker {Prov1:22} -- same person, diff names
- Fool not person of low intelligence like we might think
- Fool = person w/ no use for God & His wisdom {Ps14:1}
- Kesil - Dull & close-minded {Prov10:23, 17:24-25, 26:11}
- Ewil - Corrupt & unreasonable, never learns {Prov1:7, 15:14, 13:16}
- Nabal - Stubborn {Prov17:7, 1Sam25:17}
* Characteristics of Fools
- Closed mind {Prov1:7, 12:15, 26:12}
- Careless feet {Prov14:16} -- fall repeatedly
- Quick to fight {Prov20:3, 29:11, 20:16} -- note: Christ silent during His persecution
- Loose lips {Prov18:6, 14:3, 10:14} -- gossip, slander, speech that provokes
- Roaming eyes {Prov17:24} -- looking for new & better & different
* Counsel about fools
- We need His wisdom to know how & when to respond to fools {Prov26:4-5}
- The answer to foolishness is wisdom {Prov8:11, 2:1-3}
- Christ the personification of wisdom
- Walk w/ wise
- Avoid fools