Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:1 – 11
Lack of wisdom is also called as folly or foolishness. But generally when we think about the difference about one who is wise and another who is a fool, we often think the difference is in terms of intelligence. But one's intelligence or the level of education does not determine whether somebody is wise or a fool. There are many intelligent well educated people who are fools and on the other hand, there are people with little to no education at all and yet who are very wise as well. We also tend to believe that people in high places are always wise. And those who occupy lowly places as foolish. According to scriptures the difference between a wise man and a fool is not determined by one's intelligence or one's education but it is based on one's response to God. That's why the bible boldly proclaims that the fear of Lord is the beginning of knowledge and fools despise wisdom.
