Am I a Fool?

Found this great post HERE.

1. A foolish woman is easily enticed by the world. "If sinners entice you, do not consent. If they say . . . ‘We shall find all precious goods, we shall fill our houses with plunder; throw in your lot among us; we will all have one purse” . . . do not walk in the way with them; hold back your foot from their paths” (1:10–15). A woman easily enticed by the world is also often materialistic and ambitious for success by the world’s standards. She allows worldly philosophies to shape her understanding about everything. For such a woman, self-esteem and self-worth can seem to her more valuable than following Christ in a lifestyle of self-denial.



2. A foolish woman believes the lie that security lies in material blessings: "Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf" (11:28).


3. A foolish woman hates knowledge. She is one who shuns, ignores, disdains, scorns, or rationalizes away biblical wisdom and counsel. She lives by the dictates of her emotions, and she insists on fulfilling her personal desires and believes that her way of thinking is always the right way. To such a woman Proverbs asks, “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?” (1:22).


4. A foolish woman is complacent. A complacent woman is contented with a mediocre Christian life. She fails to grasp the truth that there is no middle road, no fence-sitting, when it comes to discipleship; we are at all times either going forward or going backward. “The complacency of fools will destroy them” (1:32).

5. A foolish woman is lazy. Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise" (6:6). The ant-like principle of industriousness applies equally to spiritual matters and to every other area of our lives. Proverbs issues a call to exercise ourselves toward wisdom and good judgment in all our ways and relationships. Foolish women tend to sit back and wait for it all to just magically happen.


6. A foolish woman is sinfully independent. She seeks autonomy from God and others. “A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire; he rages against all wise judgment” (18:1)