Do Not Answer a Fool

God said not to answer a fool according to their folly, or you will be like him. I have learned over the years to never respond to the foolishness of the narcissist. Our response no matter how reasoned or rational is food for them to attack in worse ways.

Narcissists love to get a response of any kind to be able to twist our words and reactions. The best action to take is to remove ourselves from them and maintain that boundary away from them.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14

"The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him. / The beginning of his talk is folly, and the end of his speech is evil madness. / Yet the fool multiplies words. No one knows what is coming, and who can tell him what will come after him?"

1 Peter 5:8 "

Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour."

Remember in the garden when the devil spoke to Eve? He told her that God lied to her, that He didn't mean what He said and that He was withholding good things from her.

This is exactly the tactic of those who love themselves and hate God. They work to discredit and demean anyone who speaks the truth of God's Word. They use an excuse for why we are bad and why they won't listen to us.

It is impossible to reason with someone who believes they know everything and will never value someone else's perspective. Those who see themselves as superior to others will never have the fruit of the Spirit of God, of which the first of the fruit is love.

Proverbs 29:9-10 "9 If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution. 10 Men of bloodshed hate a blameless man, but the upright care for his life.…"

We must protect our walk with Christ by removing those who say they are Christians but act like they have never been changed by Christ. If they ever repent then we will think alike and enjoy one another, but until that happens there is no possibility of a relationship.

Ecclesiastes 7:9

"Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger settles in the lap of a fool."

Matthew 7:6

"Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces."

If we are to maintain our peace and walk with Christ we must remove ourselves from those who continually gossip and cause trouble just to feel superior to others.

2 Timothy 2:23-24

"But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling. / And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing."

When we obey Christ we will be at peace even when we cannot escape the wicked person, but if we can escape we must do it.