Fools Made Wise

Proverbs 12:11: He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding. The seventy-eighth comic of Fools Made Wise starts with Leroy outside at night, noticing it is getting late. Since he has no place to go, he decides he better head to his “friend” Zoobie’s…

Proverbs 12:10: A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel. The seventy-seventh comic of Fools Made Wise starts with Leroy still sitting on the park bench. The gentleman from comic #58 is sitting next to him, petting his dog and giving him a treat for…

Proverbs 12:9: Better is he who is little known, and has a servant, than he who honors himself, and lacks bread. The seventy-sixth comic of Fools Made Wise starts with Leroy sitting on a park bench, watching two men working hard trimming the hedges in front of him. Leroy snickers to himself, “Look at these…

Proverbs 12:8: A man shall be commended according to his wisdom, but he who has a warped mind shall be despised. The seventy-fifth comic of Fools Made Wise starts with Leroy walking and talking to himself. He realizes just how hard it is being on his own, so he decides he needs something sweet to…

Proverbs 12:7: The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand. The seventy-fourth comic of Fools Made Wise starts with Leroy and Zoobie talking in the parking lot of the bar. In the previous comic (comic #73), Zoobie unwittingly foiled Leroy’s plot to beat up the beer guy…

Proverbs 12:6: The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. The seventy-third comic of Fools Made Wise starts with Leroy walking into the bar, frustrated that Val was not home (in the last comic, he decided to go see her at her house,…

Proverbs 12:5: The thoughts of the righteous is just, but the advice of the wicked is deceitful. The seventy-second comic of Fools Made Wise starts with James getting a phone call from Leroy, looking for advice. Leroy tells James that he’s tried calling that babe from the bar ten times but she hasn’t yet returned…

Proverbs 12:4: A worthy woman is the crown of her husband, but a disgraceful wife is as rottenness in his bones. The seventy-first comic of Fools Made Wise starts with Pop and Mom at a nice restaurant celebrating their anniversary. Pop tells Mom that he is so lucky to have a woman like her by…

Proverbs 12:3: A man shall not be established by wickedness, but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. The seventieth comic of Fools Made Wise starts with Leroy in Petey’s car, talking to himself. He figures that now that he is free from his family’s clutches, he probably should find a place to…

Proverbs 12:2: A good man shall obtain favor from Yahweh, but he will condemn a man of wicked plans. The sixty-ninth comic of Fools Made Wise starts with James walking into the bar looking for Leroy. He asks Javier (affectionately known to Leroy as “beer guy”) if Leroy has been there this week. Javier exclaims,…