Various inscriptions may be read in Bibles. Perhaps one of the strangest was engraved on the silver clasp of a Bible. It was this: "THOU FOOL.”
The owner was a man of intelligence, but formerly of a skeptical turn of mind.
He had had many conversations with clergymen and others, but always stumbled at the doctrine of the resurrection. Arguments and reasonings were all lost to him. When he was met on one point he started another.
However, the grace of God met him, and he was converted.
To our inquiry, "What do you now think of the doctrine of the resurrection?" his reply was: "Two wards from the Apostle Paul conquered me. Look at the clasp on my Bible and see the engraving: 'THOU FOOL.'
"There," said he, "are the words that conquered me; it was no argument, no satisfying my objections, but God convincing me that I was a fool. Thenceforward I determined that I would have my Bible clasped with these words, and never again would come to the consideration of its sacred mysteries save through their medium.",, "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.” Psa. 14:1.