Read Proverbs 26:7-9

Read Proverbs 26:7-9  Well, King Solomon is still talking about fools.  Marmie and I were talking yesterday about why Solomon had so much to say about fools, and we could think of two possibilities: either Solomon was worried that his children would turn out like fools, or Solomon took on so many wives, that he was a fool himself.  Anyway, Solomon uses three interesting examples in our verses.  Verse seven and nine explain that a fool cannot use a parable to explain anything.  Whatever the fool is talking about or trying to explain,  well it just doesn't make sense.  A fool doesn't know the question nor the answer.  He doesn't understand either.  And the example in verse eight  doesn't make sense either.  Do you remember the story about little David killing the giant?  What did he use for his weapon to kill Goliath?  He used a sling shot.  David whirled the stone around in the sling and let go of one end of the sling and the rock flew straight to Goliath's forehead.  But what would have happened if David had tied the stone up in the pocket of his sling like the fool in our proverb?  David's smooth stone would not have gone anywhere.  Goliath would have won.  Actually, tying up a stone in a sling is kind of like tying up a baseball in your glove.  First of all, you can't win a game that way, and second of all, it just doesn't make sense to do it.  What is the lesson in our three verses: nothing that a fool does makes sense and nothing that a fool does will turn out good.  So, how can you avoid being a fool?  By reading and understanding and obeying God's Word, the Bible.  And that is exactly what you are doing right now!  You are not a fool!