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Who Is A Fool? | Revival Day 4 |

Author Cephalo

Published on: June 21, 2021

According to the dictionary, a fool is someone who is silly and stupid.

If you fool someone you deceive or trick them. If you make a fool of something or yourself you behave in a way that makes you silly.

It is in this context that the Bible provides evidence of who is a fool.

• The belief of the fool. Ps. 14¹ “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”
• His walk. Eccl 2¹⁴ “The wise man’s eyes are in his head; but the fool walketh in darkness: and I myself perceived also that one event happeneth to them all”
• His standing before God. Eccl. 5⁴ “When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed” Ps. 5⁵ “The foolish shall not stand in thy sight: thou hatest all workers of iniquity.”

• His eyes are in the ends of the earth. Prov. 17²⁴ “Wisdom is before him that hath understanding; but the eyes of a fool are in the ends of the earth.”
• His ears despise wisdom Prov. 23⁹ “Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”
• His mouth smother than oil Prov. 5³ “For the lips of a strange woman drop as an honeycomb, and her mouth is smoother than oil:”
• His mouth near destruction Prov. 10¹⁴ “Wise men lay up knowledge:
  but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.”
• His mouth in it a rod. Prov. 14³ “In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.”
• His mouth poureth out foolishness. Prov. 15² “The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.”
• His mouth feeds on foolishness Prov. 15¹⁴ “The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.”
• His mouth is his destruction. Prov. 18⁷ “A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.”
• His mouth calleth for strike. Prov. Prov. 18⁶
• His lips enter into contention Prov. 18⁶
• His lips swallow himself Eccl. 10¹² “The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.”
• His lips are the snare of his soul. Prov. 18⁷
• His tongues flattereth prov. 6²⁴ “To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. ”
• His tongue shall be cut off Prov. 10³¹ “The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.”
• His voice known by the multitude of words Ecc. 5³ “For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.”
• His neck is stiff Ps. 75⁴⁵ “Lift not up your horn on high: speak not with a stiff neck.”
• His bosom, anger resteh there Ecc. 7⁹ “Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.”
• His heart saith there is no God, Ps. 14¹ “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”.
• His heart fretteth against the Lord, Prov. 19 ³ “The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.”.
• His heart is in the house of mirth, Ecc. 7⁴ “The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of fools is in the house of mirth.”
• IIis heart is slow to believe, Luke 24²⁵ “Then he said unto them, O fools, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken:”.
• His hands (passive) folded together, Ecc. 4⁵ “The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh”.
• His hands (active) pluck down the house, Prov. 14¹,
• His back, a rod and stripes prepared for it, Prov. 19²⁹ “Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.”.
• His feet go down to death, Prov. 5⁵ “Her feet go down to death; her steps take hold on hell”.
• His steps take hold on hell, Prov. 5⁵
• His food is his own flesh, Ecc, 4⁵ “The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh”.
• His foolishness is his food, Prov. 15¹⁴. “The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.”
• Fruit of his own way, Prov. 1³¹ “Therefore shall they eat of the fruit of their own way, and be filled with their own devices.”.
• His own devices, Prov. 1³¹.
• His food is his ashes, Isa, 44²⁰ “He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?”.

HIS CHARACTER AND HIS WAY

• He says in his heart, NO GOD, Psa. 14¹.
• His way is right in his own eyes, Prov. 12¹⁵.
• He trusts his own heart, Prov. 28²⁶.
• He is soon angry, Prov. 14¹⁷.
• He answereth a matter before hearing it, Prov. 18¹³.
• He uttereth slander; Prov. 10¹⁸.
• He uttereth all his mind, Prov. 19^I7
• He enters into contention, Prov. 18⁶
• He layeth up treasure for himself. He is not rich towards God, Luke 12²¹
• He builds his house on the sand, Matt. 7²⁶.
• He takes a lamp without oil, Matt. 25³.
• He doubts resurrection, I Cor. 15³⁶.
• He is slow of heart to believe, Luke 24²⁵,
• He would be made perfect by the flesh, Gal. 3³.
• He despiseth wisdom. Prov. 23⁹
• He despiseth instruction, Prov. 1⁷.
• He despiseth his father’s instruction, Prov. 15⁵
• He despiseth his mother, Prov. 15²⁰.
• He despiseth his own soul, Prov. 15³².
• Meddling, Prov. 20³.
• He layeth open his folly, Prov. 13¹⁶.
• He saith to everyone he is a fool, Ecc 10³.
• He hates knowledge, Prov.1²¹.
• His abomination is to depart from evil, Prov. 13¹⁹.
• He reproacheth God daily, Psa.74²².
• He is clamorous, Prov. 9¹³.
• He is simple Pro. 9¹³.
• He knoweth nothing. Prov. 9¹³.
• He poureth out foolishness, Prov 15².
• His father hath no joy, Prov. 17²¹.
• To him he is a grief, Prov. 17²⁵.
• To him he is a calamity, Prov. 19¹³.
• To his mother he is a bitterness, Prov. 17²⁵.
• To his mother he is heaviness, Prov. 10¹.
• To his companions he is destruction, Prov. 13²⁰.

HIS PLEASURES

• To mock at sin, 14⁹.
• Folly his joy, 15²¹.
• His laughter as the crackling of thorns under a pot. 7⁶
• Mischief is his sport, 10²³.

HIS PROMOTION

• Shame, Prov. 3³⁵.
• Prosperity shall destroy him,1³². Prov. 27²², Prov. 17¹⁰

HIS END

• He dies for want of wisdom, Prov. 10²¹.
• Thou fool this night thy soul shall be required of thee, Luke 12²⁰.
• The great God shall reward him, 26¹⁰

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