Fools and Their Behavior are Always Out of Place – (Proverbs 26:1,3)
Daily Proverbs
Daily Bible Study
This chapter of the book of Proverbs is unique in that it deals with foolishness and the attitudes of the fool. The entire chapter speaks of the folly and damage caused by a fool. In these first verses we see how the behavior of a fool is not only out of place but damaging. Here snow in summer and rain in harvest hurts crops and damages the food supply of the people. In addition, having either would be an aberrancy in the normal pattern of weather. The same is said of the fool and their behavior. And that's the message of these passages. The actions, attitude and thought processes of the fool are always out of place no matter the seasons or the circumstances.
The fool has set his heart in direct rebellion to God. They seek only to hurt others. The fool in his heart has determined destruction for himself and those around them. A fool's behavior is always out of place, never comes at the right time and is usually damaging to those who experience it. In the next passage the Bible is not promoting violence, but instead is speaking to the uselessness of teaching a fool. Unlike the horse or donkey which can be lead around by either the whip or bridle, there is no leading the fool. They are not only useless, but are unable to accept direction. The fool is one of the hardest people to reach, they cannot be taught wisdom and therefore seek only after their own destruction.