What the author of life calls a fool

Proverbs 23:6

“Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the good sense of your words.”

It seems we should look at the word fool’s definition, “a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person: what a fool I was to do this.”  Maybe we should give more thought to the definition of a fool, and look in the mirror and ask the person we see, do I act like a fool sometimes?  I’ve acted the role of a fool more than I would like to share, at home, at parties, at work, and even in my finances.  But I’m not a fool, and if we look not at the dictionary but the Word of God, we will see what the author of life calls a fool.  God says a fool is in both Psalms 14:1 and 53:1, “The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt; they do abominable deeds; there is none who does good.”

So it’s whose definition you choose the author of life, the Creator or a dictionary. 

As stated by the dictionary definition I sometimes act unwisely; often I am silly, but when God looks at my heart He does not see a fool, He sees a man who knows who God is and has put his trust in God’s Son, Jesus Christ.

No matter where you live if you have the freedom to vote, give thought to what Proverbs 26:1-12, has to say about a fool.  If you live in the U.S.A., you need to ponder on these verses.  “Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is inappropriate for a fool.  Like a flitting sparrow or a fluttering swallow, an undeserved curse goes nowhere.  A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools.  Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness or you’ll be like him yourself.  Answer a fool according to his foolishness, or he’ll become wise in his own eyes.  The one who sends a message by a fool’s hand cuts off his own feet and drinks violence.  A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like lame legs that hang limp.  Giving honor to a fool is like binding a stone in a sling.  A proverb in the mouth of a fool is like a stick with thorns, brandished by the hand of a drunkard.  The one who hires a fool or who hires those passing by is like an archer who wounds everyone.  As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.  Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.”

From the Back Porch,

Bob Rice