Because we are designed to live in community with others, a life spent in folly always affects more than just the individual who chooses it. Wisdom is desirable among humans because, in choosing the best outcomes, we look to serve the greater good, not just ourselves. Wisdom aids community. It allows us to live at peace with one another. Folly seeks to serve self alone and pulls the community into chaos. Folly is the “way that seems right to a man” (Prov. 14:12).
