Why do I act like a fool?

People try to act like fools either to hide personal cleverness or to make fool of others. Some people pretend to be unaware of current happenings and then try to take your opinion about them just to judge your perception.

Why do we have to fear God?

The Bible urges us to fear God. “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge …” (Proverbs 1:7). Having an appropriate reverence and holy respect for God is the beginning point for all true knowledge about spiritual realities. “It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God” (Hebrews 10:31).

Should you become a fool or a wise person?

If any of you think that you are wise by this world’s standards, you should become a fool, in order to be really wise. Don’t deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise in the ways of this world, you should give up that wisdom in order to become really wise.

What does the Bible say about fooling yourself?

Let no man deceive himself: if any man among you seem to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise. Let no man deceive himself. If any man thinketh that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise. You should not fool yourself.

Do not deceive yourself to become wise?

Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise. Let no one deceive himself.

How can you tell if a person is smart or not?

Look at whom they hang around with. They can argue the other side of an idea better than the people who disagree with them. They know how to focus and typically create large chunks of time. They don’t waste a lot of time.