Foolishness will surely lead to your death. Doing one of these things by mistake on the list is called a foolish act. That person is not exactly a fool, but they what they did was foolish. We forgive them and we move on. An actual fool will do these things willingly, see nothing wrong, and will not change for anything. Notice that many of these on the list are recognized as cool in our society. The world finds it cool to be foolish and still prosper. That is not by accident either. This blog will you teach what foolish actually is and help you avoid making foolish choices in your life. Remember, that these rules are actions (That's all). Ones intentions and actions can change at anytime. Learn the things on this list as much you can and begin praticing. Also, there are a couple of side notes at the bottom of the page. Those tips will help you and may answer a few questions.
1) A Fool despises wisdom and instruction. Proverbs 1:7
Ex: One may try to teach them that being selfish is bad idea, but they do not want to hear any of it. They refuse to heed to counsel and may even argue with you all about the issue. They simply hate learning and receiving instructions.
2) A Fool is right in his own "own" eyes. Proverbs 12:15
Ex: This person thinks that he or she always right and never wrong about anything. They never ask the Holy Ghost or anyone else for help. No one, not even God, can tell this type of person anything. Please heed to your counsel. Plans without good counsel go awry.(Proverbs 15;22) Ask the holy spirit, your wife, or a friend if your plan or idea is a good one. You do not know everything. They will help you strengthen your plans.
3) A Fool makes a mockery of sin. Proverbs 14:9
Ex: A person that thinks fornicating will not hurt them. They fornicate because that is the cool thing to do right now. Everything is virtually okay until someone gets hurt, pregnant, or a sexually transmitted disease.
4) A Fool hides hatred with lying and utter slander. Proverbs 10:18
Ex: The person that builds hatred towards another person for whatever reason. He or she will lie and pretend not to hate the person. One needs to let go of the hatred and stop lying about it.
5) A Fool does mischief for sport. Proverbs 10:23
Ex: This one is different from mockery. These types of people willingly do sin for fun or pleasure. They may simply go out to get really drunk for fun. The sin lands them into dangerous situations.
6) A Fool has a perverted Mouth. Proverbs 19:1
Ex: A person who uses sarcasm or slang terms is good example for this. Let say there is a big tornado and it causes a huge amount of damage. The person with a perverted mouth will probably say," That little tornado barely caused any damage". Start saying what you mean because what you say comes to pass.
7) A Fool trust in his "own" understanding Proverbs 28:26
Ex: Wise men put their trust the in lords ways. God states very clearly here in proverbs 28:26 to lean on him. Follow his word. Do not trust your thoughts and your feelings at the time. Acknowledge the Lord and ask what would he want me to do in this situation? You only do that by listening to spirit of God spirit and reading your bible to learn God's ways.
8) A Fool utters all of his mind. Ecclesiastes 10:14 & Proverbs 29:11
Ex: Simply venting all your feelings out at once. It’s called giving people a piece of your mind. The boss comes over and tells one to work a little harder. You should not get angry or offended, but you do. Then you start saying a bunch of crazy things that get you fired. Now what??
9) A Fool walks in Darkness Ecclesiastes 2:14
Ex: Living uninformed, Unsaved, or unaware. This person will step in mud, sit in dirty chairs, or try to walk through the middle of a gun fight. The Holy Ghost will guide you as well. Try to pay close attention to your surroundings. Do not take counsel from the wicked. Forsee, reason, know God's word, and use wisdom to help one avoid evil. Go learn some new things today and let your love shine with wisdom. We as Christians after all are light of the world.
10) The labor of a Fool weary/bores them. Ecclesiastes 10:15
Ex: Being bored is not God’s will. He says to occupy your time until he comes. Not by doing foolish things either. God's children are busy people and we always have a something to do. Do not ever do work that bores, tires, or make you unhappy. Take a break if you need to. Follow your interests, work on the things you want today, and enjoy life.
11) A Fool despises his mother, a wise sons makes Proverbs 15:20
their dad proud.
Ex: Love and respect your parents and elders.
12) If a wise man has an argument with a fool, Proverbs 29:9
The fool only rages and laughs, There is no Quiet.
Ex: When one comes across a person who continually yelling, raging, and laughing loudly during an arguement. Know that this person is arguing foolishly. It is not even a good idea to arguing with people who cannot argue respectfully. Do not get extremely angry during argument and argue foolishly like them. Try to understand the other person’s point of view. Stay calm, think, argue one's points, and talk things out.
13) A Fool talks in a pratful manner (with idle). Proverbs 10:10
Ex: Talking for no purpose at all or talking in a certain manner for no purpose at all. God says be slow to speak. Have you ever been out and heard a person talking loudly for no reason. People 20 feet away can hear the conversation. Although, the person they are talking to is only two feet away.
Notes
-A Foolish woman is Clamorous/Loud. (From Proverbs 9:13) This goes along the lines of the number 13 on the list. Talk with a purpose or for a reason.
-Psalm 1:1 Bless is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
-Do not send messages by the way of a fool.
-It is a folly to answer or make a decision about something without hearing all of the facts (Proverbs 18:13).
-Leave the presence of a Fool.
-Do not say, “You Fool" to other people (calling them a fool). Jesus says so in Matthew.
-A fool will be quarreling/fighting.(So, do not fight. Do not even play fight)
-A fool always has a clever answer/retort to justify being a fool.
-Foolishness has nothing to do with being intelligent or smart. The devil is very intelligent, but he is the biggest fool.
-A Fools lips enter into contentions. Do not enter into strife with your lips.
-Foolish anger is anger against god.
-Lastly, A Fool says there is no god in his heart.
