A Fool

Proverbs 15:5 A fool despises his father’s instruction: but he that regards reproof is prudent. 

‘Fool’ [Hebrew: ’eviyl] The ways of a fool: He is jealous and envious (1Sam. 26:21). He is insensible to danger (2Sam 3:33). He denies God (Ps. 14:1; 53:1). He is ignorant of the future (Ps. 49:10). He is ignorant of God (Ps. 92:6). He is a whoremonger (7:22). He rejects God’s commandments (10:8). He chatters empty talk (10:8, 10). He utters slander (10:18). He is a mischief maker (10:23). He is conceited (12:15). He proclaims foolishness (12:23). He parades his own folly (13:16). He is quick-tempered (14:17). He rages and lives in sin (14:16). He pours out foolishness (15:2). He despises his parents (15:5). He is incapable of decent speech (17:7). He does not profit by reproof (17:10). He is insensible (17:12). He is not interested in wisdom (17:16). He is a shame to parents (17:21). He is always dissatisfied (17:24). He is contentious (18:6). He has no delight in knowledge (18:2). He is perverse in speech (19:1). He cannot appreciate luxury and honour (19:10; 26:1, 26:8). He is a meddler (20:3). He despises wisdom (23:9). He is incapable of wisdom (24:7). He gives foolish answers (26:4-5). He is not dependable (26:6). He is hopeless (26:12). He is inseparable from folly (26:11; 27:22). He trusts in himself (28:26). He utters all he knows (29:11). He is unbearable (30:21-22). He walks in darkness (Eccl. 2:14). He destroys self (Eccl. 4:5; 10:12). He is light and frivolous (Eccl. 7:6). He acknowledges he is a fool (Eccl. 10:3). He is full of empty words (Eccl. 10:14). He has no foresight (Matt. 7:26; 25:2-8). He is covetous (Luke 12:20-21). He constantly debates non-essentials (2Tim. 2:23). He is ignorant (1Pet. 2:15).