The word fool is used 37 times in the book of Proverbs. Proverbs is the book about wisdom, what it is, how to get it, and the blessings of being wise. You can’t write about wisdom without writing about the opposite, a fool. None of us is considered a total fool or a person as wise as Solomon; we are all somewhere in between. We want to be moving towards wisdom and away from being a fool. We tend to think that the primary definition of wisdom is being smart, but in the book of Proverbs, a wise person knows how to act around and with other people. A fool does not know the right way to act, the godly way, the way God blesses. God blesses the wise person, but fools have nothing but trouble in life. I read one chapter daily in Proverbs, and I take special note of verses describing how a wise person acts and the blessings they receive. I also take note of verses that describe a fool and how he acts. I highlight those verses and have memorized many of them. I think about my life, behavior, way of talking, and things I do, asking myself, Am I becoming wiser and less foolish? Becoming wise is a journey of choices and habits.

Proverbs 10:18  he who spreads slander is a fool.

Proverbs 12:15 The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man is he who listens to counsel.

Proverbs 14:16 A wise man is cautious and turns away from evil, but a fool is arrogant and careless.

Proverbs 17:10 A rebuke goes deeper into one who has understanding then a hundred blows into a fool.

Proverbs 18:2 A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own mind.

Proverbs 20:3 Keeping away from strife is an honor for a man, but any fool will quarrel.

Proverbs 26:11 Like a dog that returns to its vomit Is a fool who repeats his folly.

Proverbs 29:11 A fool always loses his temper, but a wise man holds it back.