Proverbs 1:22 NLT
How long, you simpletons, will you insist on being simpleminded? How long will you mockers relish your mocking? How long will you fools hate knowledge?
The fool rejects knowledge and
won’t learn from experience.
I’m acting the fool when I…
Make the same mistake over and over
Proverbs 26:11 NLT
As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his foolishness.
Scheme to do wrong
Proverbs 10:23 NIV
A fool finds pleasure in wicked schemes, but a person of understanding delights in wisdom.
Reject counsel I don’t like
Proverbs 23:9 NLT
Don’t waste your breath on fools, for they will despise the wisest advice.
Proverbs 18:2 NLT
Fools have no interest in understanding; they only want to air their own opinions.
Brim with overconfidence
Proverbs 14:16 NET
A wise person is cautious and turns from evil, but a fool throws off restraint and is overconfident.
Lose my cool
Proverbs 14:17,29 NLT
Short-tempered people do foolish things, and schemers are hated…People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.
Don’t feel bad about the harm I’ve caused
Proverbs 14:9 NLT
Fools make fun of guilt, but the godly acknowledge it and seek reconciliation.