“You cannot separate fools from their foolishness, even though you grind them like grain with mortar and pestle.”
- Proverbs 27:22
A fool is defined as a person lacking in judgment or prudence. Have you ever known anyone like this? A person who can’t seem to stay our of trouble, who can’t seem to make anything out of themselves, who can’t seem to do anything productive with their life?
A famous comedian once said that Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone. That concept is on display in this verse. You cannot get foolishness out of a fool; even if you grind them to powder, they are foolish through and through.
Well, what hope is there for such a person? How can we fix them? Answer: we can’t. We were never meant to. Jesus is the only hope for fools, just as He is the only hope for smart, productive, successful people.
You can’t change a fool. You can pray for them and ask Jesus to save them from themselves. That’s what He did for me!
