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Discussing Proverbs 26:1-12
Continuing the Proverbs discussing in chapter 26.
The reference to a "fool" is brought up 11 times (3 reference to folly)
Quick outline of discussion:
1. a "fool" is the disobedient or godless
2. Honor is "weight, value, reverence, position, authority - giving to one by others"
3. Control what you can control - which all I can control is me... and don't worry about the rest, we can trust that as long as we are in line with what God wants us to do or be... then it will be fine.
4. All the discussion about how negative or destructive a "fool" is... what's worse is to be one who thinks the are "wise in their own eyes..."
Proverbs 26:1-12New International Version
26 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools!
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.
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By Case HubbartContinuing the Proverbs discussing in chapter 26.
The reference to a "fool" is brought up 11 times (3 reference to folly)
Quick outline of discussion:
1. a "fool" is the disobedient or godless
2. Honor is "weight, value, reverence, position, authority - giving to one by others"
3. Control what you can control - which all I can control is me... and don't worry about the rest, we can trust that as long as we are in line with what God wants us to do or be... then it will be fine.
4. All the discussion about how negative or destructive a "fool" is... what's worse is to be one who thinks the are "wise in their own eyes..."
Proverbs 26:1-12New International Version
26 Like snow in summer or rain in harvest,
honor is not fitting for a fool.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or a darting swallow,
an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
and a rod for the backs of fools!
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly,
or he will be wise in his own eyes.
6 Sending a message by the hands of a fool
is like cutting off one’s feet or drinking poison.
7 Like the useless legs of one who is lame
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
8 Like tying a stone in a sling
is the giving of honor to a fool.
9 Like a thornbush in a drunkard’s hand
is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
10 Like an archer who wounds at random
is one who hires a fool or any passer-by.
11 As a dog returns to its vomit,
so fools repeat their folly.
12 Do you see a person wise in their own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for them.