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“I Pity The Fool”

According to Wikipedia, the 1980’s heard much from the vocal TV personality, Mr. T.  One of his famous quotes was, “I pity the fool.”

All I know about him is what I can remember from an occasional article in the newspaper or from someone’s comment. But there is much truth to his words, especially when they are viewed in light of the Scriptures.

Every fool is to be pitied. The Bible makes that very clear. Nothing good is ever said about a fool in the Bible. There almost seems to be very little hope in Scripture, for a fool to be saved.

*Saul, a king, admitted that he was a fool.

1 Samuel 26:21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no more do thee harm, because my soul was precious in thine eyes this day: behold, I have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly.

*General Abner, like a fool, stepped outside of God’s safety and died.

2 Samuel 3:33 And the king lamented over Abner, and said, Died Abner as a fool dieth?

*Half of the ten virgins were foolish. Those five were disowned and not allowed entrance into the wedding feast.

Matthew 25:2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.

1.

Fools Won’t Repent.

Revelation 2:21 And I gave her space to repent of her fornication; and she repented not.

Revelation 16:9 And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

2.

Fools Don’t Live Long.

A Fool’s Wrath Is Deadly.

Fools Have Hot Tempers.

Job 5:2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

3.

If Your Best Friends A Fool, You Better Watch Out.

Friendship With A Fool Will Get You Killed.

Hangout With Fools And Watch Your Life Fall Apart.

Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.

Proverbs 9:6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.

4.

A Fool’s Thoughts Don’t Include God.

Fools Can Do No Good.

Fools Commit Unmentionable Deeds.

Fools Never Get It Right.

Psalm 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.

5.

Fools Just Don’t ‘Get It’ Do They?

Fools Never Learn.

Psalm 92:6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.

Psalm 94:8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?

6.

Fools Have More Problems Than Other People.

Fools Never Figure Out Why Their Life Is So Hard.

Psalm 107:17 Fools because of their transgression, and because of their iniquities, are afflicted.

7.

Fools Don’t Fear God.

Fools Don’t Want To Sit Down And Listen.

Fools Think They Know It All.

Fools Thumb Their Noses At Advice.

Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

8.

Fools Make Their Mothers Cry.

Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

9.

Fools Can’t Stay Out Of Trouble, They Love It.

Fools Brag On Their Sinfulness.

Proverbs 10:23 It is as sport to a fool to do mischief: but a man of understanding hath wisdom.

10.

A Fool Thinks He’s Always Right.

A Fool Thinks He Is Smarter Than Others.

Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise.

11.

It Doesn’t Take Long To Spot A Fool.

Fools Get Angry Quick.

Fools Have Short Fuses.

Proverbs 12:16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

12.

Fools Refuse To Change.

Fools Refuse To Be Corrected.

Fools Don’t Want Help.

Fools Despise Spiritual Direction.

Proverbs 13:19 The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul: but it is abomination to fools to depart from evil.

13.

Fools Destroy Their Family Relationships.

Fools Show Little Respect For Their Family.

Proverbs 14:1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.

14.

Run Away From A Fool, And That’s An Order.

Keeping Company With A Fool Is A Waste Of Time.

Proverbs 14:7 Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

15.

Fools Mock At Sin.

Fools Even Joke About Burning In Hell.

Fools Ridicule Right And Wrong.

Proverbs 14:9 Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

16.

Fools Have To Learn The Hard Way.

Fools Knows More Than Anyone.

Fools Are Arrogant.

Fools Are Moral Dropouts.

Proverbs 15:5 A fool despiseth his father’s instruction: but he that regardeth reproof is prudent.

17.

Fools Hate Their Own Mothers.

Fools Have Little Tolerance For Their Mother’s Advice.

Proverbs 15:20 A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

18.

Fools Aren’t Safe To Be Around.

A Hell-bent Fool Is More Dangerous Than A Grizzly Bear.

Proverbs 17:12 Let a bear robbed of her whelps meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

19.

A Fool’s Father Is Never Proud.

Proverbs 17:21He that begetteth a fool doeth it to his sorrow: and the father of a fool hath no joy.

20.

Fools Like To Argue.

Fools Ask For Trouble.

A Fool’s Words Start Fights.

Proverbs 18:6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.

21.

A Fool’s Big Mouth Is His Own Worst Enemy.

A Fool’s Rash Statements Will Help Keep Him Lost.

Proverbs 18:7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.

22.

Fools Can’t Stay Out Of Trouble.

Fools Get In Everybody’s Business.

Fools Love To Pick Fights.

Proverbs 20:3 It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

23.

Don’t Waste Your Time On A Fool.

Fools Won’t Listen.

Fools make Fun Of Truth.

Proverbs 23:9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

24.

The Things Fools Say Don’t Make Sense.

You Can’t Reason With A Fool.

A Fool Will Try To Convert You.

Proverbs 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.

25.

Fools Never Learn.

Proverbs 26:11 As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly.

26.

Fools Only Trust Themselves And No One Else.

Proverbs 28:26 He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool: but whoso walketh wisely, he shall be delivered.

27.

Fools Don’t Know How to Act In Church.

Fools Don’t Know When They Are Out Of Line.

Fools Do More Harm To Themselves Than Good, Even In Church.

Ecclesiastes 5:1 Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.

28.

God Don’t Like Fools.

There is Nothing A Fool Can Do That Would Please God, Except Repent.

Ecclesiastes 5:4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed.

29.

Fools Always Die Young.

Ecclesiastes 7:17 Be not over much wicked, neither be thou foolish: why shouldest thou die before thy time?

30.

The Fool Is Always Trapped By His Own Words.

Fools Self Destruct When They Talk.

Ecclesiastes 10:12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

31.

Fools Only Think Of Themselves.

Fools Are On An Ego Trip.

Luke 12:20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?

32.

Fools Fly Off the Handle Quick.

Fools Don’t Know When To Quit.

Fools Are Hard Headed And Reckless.

Proverbs 14:16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.

33.

Only Fools Go To Hell.

No One Has To Be Lost

No One Should Be Lost.

34.

Don’t Be A Fool.

Ephesians 5:15 See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

35.

The Fear of The Lord Is The Beginning Of Wisdom.

Proverbs 9:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom: and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.

If You Are A Fool, What Choices Do You Have? Only Two.

1. Continue On In Your Sins.

• Ignore God and eventually you will die and go to hell.

2. Come To Yourself, Turn Your Life Over To God.

• Repent and cry out for mercy.
• Submit yourself to God and obey His Word.

Acts 2:37-39

37 Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.