Day Three Proverbs

Today we are suppose to first understand three Hebrew words for fool:
Keisyl-the dull, closed, stubborn mind that rejects information
Nabal-means no spiritual perception
Eviyl-is an arrogant, flippant, mentally dull, coarse, and callous person.

The fool found in Proverbs 1:7 is Eviyl
1:22 and 32 is Kesil

How does this help you understand these texts?

Pro 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Lets reread this using the Hebrew description.
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; arrogant, flippant, mentally dull, coarse and callous people despise wisdom and instruction.

So we are not just talking about laziness, arrogant can be someone who feels they can do things are their own without the wisdom that God gives gives us.

FLIP'PANT, a. [L. labor, to slide or slip, and to liber, free.]

1. Of smoother, fluent and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative.

2. Pert; petulant; waggish.

I wanted to look up Flippant, I think of it as someone who is carefree,talkative, but not with wisdom, kind of like a car salesman.

Callous, I think everyone understands, someone who is cold hearted. Maybe too hurt by the world to even give darn anymore.

now to verse 22
Pro 1:22 "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge?

.........scoffing and dull, closed, stubborn minded people that rejects information from others hate knowledge?

I can't tell you how many times people will come to Matt because of his occupation and ask medical advice from him, and they do not take it. Why ask to begin with if you aren't even going to accept the advice that is given. How long are we going to be closed minded, stubborn headed, people that reject information that is given to us. Whether that information be from the bible, or an older Christian, God places
people and the word to speak into our lives, how long are we going to reject it.



Pro 1:32 For the simple are killed by their turning away, and the complacency of fools destroys them;

Being closed, dull, and and stubborn minded will ultimately destroy us. Its time we open up our hearts and minds to the word of God. It's time that we gain wisdom and knowledge so that we can share it with someone else.


Last: You are to determine a theme for proverbs chapter one. Record it in your journal.



My prayer: Father help us to not be arrogant and closed minded. Help us to dig into your word and put on the full armour of God so we will know how to fight our battles, and we will have the wisdom necessary to witness to those around us. Be with us as we go through this study. Help us to open our eyes to what we need to fix in our lives. Help us to not be enticed by sin. I don't want to wallow in my own self pitty, I want to read your word and feel armed and ready at all times. I thank you for what we have learned today. Help us to apply it to our daily walk.
Amen