Category: 2019 – Proverbs

Motivational Speaker Jim Rohn once said, “You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with.”  Is that an encouraging word or a sobering thought for you?

Are you hanging around fools?  If fools can’t be reformed, why do we find such an abundance of wisdom in the book of Proverbs about them?  The answer is simple—to help us recognize fools and their foolish behavior, and to warn us against the consequences of both.

That’s why this month’s focus on “The Futility of Folly” is critical to our success.

I grew up watching the “A-Team” starring Mr. T (pictured above), who often famously said, “I pity the fool…”  So, I couldn’t help but use Mr. T with this particular blog post.

William Mouser provided a LifeGuide Bible Study on Proverbs: Learning to Live Wisely.  One chapter was aptly titled “Avoiding the Fool.”

Click here for Mouser’s wisdom from Proverbs

Proverbs presents us with a choice between wisdom and folly and describes the futility of folly.

Mockers, Simpletons, and Fools are chronic troublemakers, who listen only to what they want to hear.  They mock authority and use gossip to oppress others through fear.

Their approach may be passive or active, but the result is the same—strife, quarrels, and insults.

It is imperative you do not allow one or two people to spoil the spirit of an entire team or company. As Paul notes in Galatians 5:9, “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”

God does not tolerate troublemakers, nor should we.

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