I Pity The Fool | Herbert Cooper - Audio

Proverbs 13:20 Walk with the wise and become wise; associate with fools and get in trouble. (NLT) <br><br> Proverbs 13:20 Become wise by walking with the wise; hang out with fools and watch your life fall to pieces. (The Message) <br><br> Matthew 7:20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. (NIV) <br><br> 3 Fruits of Fools <br><br> 1. Fools tear down <br><br> 1. Tear people down by constantly arguing and fighting Proverbs 18:6–7   Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating. <br><br> 7  The mouths of fools are their ruin; they trap themselves with their lips. (NLT) <br><br> Proverbs 20:3 It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel. (NIV) <br><br> 2. Tear people down with lies, slander, strife and gossip <br><br> Proverbs 10:18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool. (NIV) <br><br> Proverbs 16:28 A troublemaker plants seeds of strife; gossip separates the best of friends. (NLT) 2. Fools are life draining <br><br> Proverbs 29:11 Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back. (NLT) <br><br> Proverbs 12:16 A fool is quick-tempered, but a wise person stays calm when insulted. (NLT) <br><br> Proverbs 14:17 A quick-tempered person does foolish things, and the one who devises evil schemes is hated. (NIV) <br><br> Proverbs 26:11 As a dog eats its own vomit, so fools recycle silliness. (The Message) <br><br> 3. Fools live unwisely <br><br> Proverbs 13:19 It is pleasant to see dreams come true, but fools refuse to turn from evil to attain them. (NLT) <br><br> Proverbs 1:7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction. (NIV) <br><br> 1 Corinthians 15:33 Don’t be fooled by those who say such things, for “bad company corrupts good character.” (NLT) <br><br> Proverbs 14:7 Escape quickly from the company of fools; they’re a waste of your time, a waste of your words. (The Message) <br><br> 3 Fruits of the Wise <br><br> 1. Wise people build you up <br><br> Proverbs 12:18 Some