He Played The Fool.
She made a fool of herself.
Fools Rush In…
And the sayings go on and on. We have come to know them and say them. But these days, do we really even know what a “fool” truly is or what that term means?
So I turned to Webster’s dictionary for the scoop. Here’s what I found:
fool — |ful|noun
a person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person: what a fool I was to do this.
• historical —a jester or clown, esp. one retained in a noble household.
• informal —a person devoted to a particular activity: he is a running fool.
• archaic– a person who is duped.verb [ trans. ] trick or deceive (someone); dupe: he fooled nightclub managers into believing he was a successful businessman | she had been fooling herself in thinking she could remain indifferent.
• [ intrans. ] act in a joking, frivolous, or teasing way: I shouted at him impatiently to stop fooling around.
• [ intrans. ] ( fool around) engage in casual or extramarital sexualactivity.
With that, there’s a lot to be learned when it comes to the foolery department. The book of Proverbs has quite a bit to say about the FOOL. Check out what you can find in just one of that book’s chapters!
Prov. 26:1 ¶ Like snow in summer and like rain in harvest,
So honor is not fitting for a fool.
Prov. 26:3 A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey,
And a rod for the back of fools.
Prov. 26:4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
Or you will also be like him.
Prov. 26:5 Answer a fool as his folly deserves,
That he not be wise in his own eyes.
Prov. 26:6 He cuts off his own feet and drinks violence
Who sends a message by the hand of a fool.
Prov. 26:7 Like the legs which are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Prov. 26:8 Like one who binds a stone in a sling,
So is he who gives honor to a fool.
Prov. 26:9 Like a thorn which falls into the hand of a drunkard,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Prov. 26:10 Like an archer who wounds everyone,
So is he who hires a fool or who hires those who pass by.
Prov. 26:11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit
Is a fool who repeats his folly.
Prov. 26:12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes?
There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Don’t be a fool! Be wise.
S.
