Youthful Pride 1 Ki 12: 6-11 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There is a cockiness in young people, ordinarily.  We’ll call it youthful pride.  As you can see from 1 Ki 12:6-11, Rehoboam had it, even though he was 41 years old when he ascended to the throne [1 Ki 14:21].  Youthful...

A Fool’s Delight Prov. 19:10 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO A Fool’s Delight Solomon said that delight is not seemly for a fool.  Delight is something that gives great pleasure or satisfaction.  See Ecc 2:8.  Seemly means “suitable or fitting.”  So, something that gives great pleasure or satisfaction is not suitable or...

Characteristics of a Fool Psalm 14:1 The verse for this study is a famous verse and is quoted many times. It is basically saying that you are a fool if you think believe there is no God. Many are offended by this verse and therefore do everything they can to...

According to Prov 10:8, the prating fool shall fall.  See also Prov 10:10.  To prate is to talk long and idly: chatter.  Websters 1828 defines prate as to talk much and without weight, or to little purpose.  To run on.  A prating fool talks so much he can’t or won’t...

A prating fool is a person lacking wisdom who talks long and idly.  His or her talk is vain, lacking worth or basis.  It’s just chatter.  Solomon said in Ecc 10:12-14, “The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself. ...

The Foolishness of Fools Prov. 14: 24 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Every child starts out from childhood with a fair amount of foolishness in him [Prov 22:15].  The Lord gives parents instruction on how to deal with their foolishness.  The idea is to drive this foolishness away from them so that...

Bad-mouthing Your Neighbor Prov. 11: 9-12 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are Christians who, with their mouths, attempt to disparage their neighbors.  The Proverbs have much to say about this problem.  So, we are going to study it carefully today with this purpose in mind.  If you are one of those...

This week we are preaching on the men in the Book of Proverbs.  Today we will be discussing the foolish man.  The foolish man:  Speaks foolishly – Prov 29:11 – a fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.  The foolish man has no...

1 Sam 25 2-38 Abigail’s Good Understanding CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In 1 Sam 25, we read about Abigail.  She is described in 1 Sam 25:3 as “a woman of good understanding and of a beautiful countenance.”  Before we consider how her good understanding was manifested in this chapter, let’s look...

Character Test From Proverbs  CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO In Proverbs Chapter one there are four types of people listed, the wise, the simple, the scorner and the fool. These same four people are mentioned all throughout the book of Proverbs. In this lesson we are going to let the word of...