Foolishness

Wisdom Can Be Nullified by Rulers

Foolishness is the theme of chapter 10. The word “fool” in some form is used no fewer than nine times. The author starts out this passage by saying that just as an insignificant fly has the power of corrupting a quantity of precious perfume but causing it to have an off …

Fools Think Their Ways Are Right

It is sort of surprising to read in verse six that a mocker actually seeks wisdom. It just goes to show you that a lack of desire is not the problem but it is a lack of seeking the Lord. For those who have spiritual discernment knowledge is easily acquired. When you can see that …

Words And Works of Wise Men And Fools

This passage starts out by saying that men of folly are digging their own graves (v. 8). Not paying any attention to duty is also compared to the breaking down of walls. It is easy to get hurt by chiseling stone or falling trees (vv. 9-10). Solomon shows that even though wisdom i …

IllustrationMan Wearing a Hat Ordered From The Court Room

Judge John A. Weeks spotted a man sitting in the rear of his Minneapolis courtroom wearing a hat. Disturbed by this disregard for courtroom decorum, he ordered the man to leave. Then the clerk called for the burglary case of George A. Rogde, who had been freed on bond. Rogde didn …

IllustrationFoolishment Should Not Take Us by Surprise

Foolishness should not take us by surprise. We can see it every day, and it is all around us. There is an old Middle East proverb which says foolishness can be known by six things:Anger without cause.Speech without profit.Change without progress.Inquiry without purpose.Putting tr …

IllustrationSam Walton Despised Corporate Fat Cats

The most classic example of a modern servant leader was Sam Walton. He despised corporate fat cats. He could, and would, handle the cash register as well as stock the shelves in any of his Wal-Mart stores. He drove an old, rusty, dented pickup not to prove a point but because it …