BASED ON PROVERBS’ FOOL DEFINITIONS

Instructions: Answer YES/NO. 3+ Yes = Fool territory. Repent → wise.

FOOL TEST: 20 SCRIPTURAL MARKERS

1. CHARACTER MARKERS:

□ I mock when corrected  “Rebuke a wise man, he will love you; rebuke a fool, he despises you.”

□ I reject wisdom/knowledge  “Fools despise wisdom and instruction.”

□ I prefer my own way  “The way of a fool is right in his own eyes.”

□ I’m quick to anger  “A fool’s anger is known at once.”

□ I can’t control my words  “The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.”

2. BEHAVIOR MARKERS:

□ I ignore consequences  “A wise man fears and departs from evil, but a fool is reckless and careless.”

□ I repeat the same mistakes  “As a dog returns to his vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.”

□ I trust my own heart  “Whoever trusts in his own mind is a fool.”

□ I start fights  “It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife, but every fool will be quarreling.”

□ I’m lazy/slothful  “I go over the field of the sluggard… thorns and thistles.”

3. SPIRITUAL MARKERS:

□ I hate correction  “A wise son hears his father’s instruction, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke.”

□ I don’t fear God  “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom.”

□ I think sin is fun  “Doing wrong is like a joke to a fool.”

□ I reject God’s Word  “How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing?”

□ I’m proud/arrogant  “Pride goes before destruction.”

4. RELATIONSHIP MARKERS:

□ People avoid correcting me  “Do not reprove a scoffer, or he will hate you.”

□ My words cause trouble  “A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.”

□ I don’t learn from failure  “A rebuke goes deeper into a man of understanding than a hundred blows into a fool.”

□ I defend my bad behavior  “When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord.”

□ I’m unteachable  “Though you grind a fool in a mortar… his folly will not depart from him.”

SCORING:

0-2 Yes: Wise path. “Keep fearing the Lord.”

3-7 Yes: Fool risk. “Hear instruction, accept discipline.”

8-14 Yes: Fool confirmed. “Repent, seek wisdom desperately.”

15+ Yes: Hardened fool. “Lord, break my heart!”

ANTIDOTE:

“The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.”

Daily practice: Read Proverbs, accept rebuke, humble yourself.

REMINDER:

“Fool is not IQ; fool is moral posture toward God.”

“The wise fear correction; fools crave affirmation.”

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