Whereas most of Proverbs deals with a father speaking to his son, this chapter contains a mother’s wisdom that she gives to her son.
Answer a fool according to his folly, and answer not a fool according to his folly. Is this a contradiction in the Bible?
Wisdom cries out to the simple. She speaks righteousness and she is better than rubies. Sinning against her is sinning against your own soul.
The name <em>Nabal</em> means <em>fool</em> (see 1 Samuel 25:25). In scripture, a fool is much more than a degrading name you throw at someone you dislike.
A Doctrinal and Historical Study of Baptism
