Hey everyone! I haven't been on much because it has been a tough time recently health wise and when my body is broken, my brain doesn't work, either!

Been doing a study in Proverbs and studying what it means to be a fool. It is important because Jesus warns us against calling people a fool and says it is as bad as murdering them. So....It seems to me that Psalms defines a fool several times and is pretty clear. Psa 14:1 The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works; There is none that doeth good.


So... I am assuming that a fool is someone who says there is no God. Proverbs seems to indicate that a foolish person is someone who believes in God but lives like they don't. A scoffer seems to be someone who is not teachable. We are told to stay away from foolish people and not to try to correct scoffers.
We are supposed to be teachers of men and light to the world. However, the Scripture also warns us to avoid certain people. Rom 16:17 Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them that are causing the divisions and occasions of stumbling, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned: and turn away from them. We are also told don't be unequally yoked...and don't be deceived, bad company corrupts good morals. So my question is: How do we know who to stay away from and who to avoid? It feels judgmental to decide that a person is someone I should stay away from, and yet, the Scripture is clear that we are to stay away or avoid certain people.

Any thoughts?????