What Is a Fool and How Do You Deal with One?

In this breakout, we will look at the book of Proverbs and glean wisdom for what a fool is and how we deal with one. We will look at some other texts (such as in James and elsewhere), but the focus will be on Proverbs. We will see that the category of “fool” refers fundamentally to one who deflects rather than considers any counsel from the outside, while a wise person considers rather than deflects counsel from outside. Ultimately, this breakout will connect the discussion of the fool and how to engage with one to the gospel.