“The danger of talking like a fool”

Ecclesiastes 10:12 – 15

  • There is a wide gap between wise actions and foolish behavior. ______

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Psalm 14:1 > “The fool has said in his heart, There is no God.” ______

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Poet Robert Frost gave commentary about the speech of fools > “Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.” ______

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Throughout the Book of Ecclesiastes, Solomon reminds us that wisdom provides the spiritual ability, skill, and knowledge to negotiate life successfully. ______

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  • In our last sermon: ______

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  • The Bible teaches that talk is the test of wisdom. ______

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The Relevant Question > “How are the fool’s words dangerous?”

1 – The fool’s words are ______

  • The lips of a fool bring shame and punishment on his own head. ______

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In Prov 10:32 – Solomon states that > “The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.” ______

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  • In the end, it is the fool himself who is hurt the most. ______

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In Prov 13:3 – Solomon states that > “He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.” ______

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In Prov 21:23 – Solomon avows that > “Whoever guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from troubles.” ______

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2 – The fool’s words are ______

  • What the fool says does not make sense and the longer he talks, the crazier it becomes. ______

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In Prov 15:2 – Solomon asserts that > “The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.” ______

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  • He would be better off to keep quiet, but what he saysonly confirms what everyone knows; he is a fool. ______

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3 – The fool’s words are ______

  • The fool is full of words without realizing that he or she is saying nothing. ______

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In Prov 10:19 – Solomon states that > “In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is wise.” ______

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4 – The fool’s words are ______

  • Solomon suggests that the fool talks as though he knows everything about everything, and there is no limitation to his knowledge and comprehension. ______

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  • In Prov 27:1 – Solomon states that > “Do not boast about tomorrow, for you do not know what a day may bring forth.” ______

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  • In v15 – Solomon > “The toil of fools wears them out, for they do not even know how to go to the city. ______

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  • The fool gets lost on his way to the city. ______

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  • This is why fools finds their work such a chore; it wears them out. ______

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