A Prayer about Being Saved from Folly

Do you see a man who is wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 26:12

Wise and Gracious Lord,

In our world, 

foolishness seems more prevalent 

than wisdom. 

As we read Proverbs, 

we discover that folly 

can be as destructive as evil. 

We urge you, make us wise. 

Turn us away from the world’s folly, 

the kind of folly that closes our minds, 

the kind of folly that refuses to listen, 

the kind of folly that runs off at the mouth 

about things we know nothing about, 

the kind of folly that thinks we know everything, 

the kind of folly that makes us lazy as a brick, 

the kind of folly that makes us repeat our folly. 

Instead, make us foolish in the gospel, 

proclaiming what will sound like folly to fools: 

“For the word of the cross is folly 

to those who are perishing, 

but to us who are being saved it is the power of God” 

(1 Corinthians 1:18). 

In your wisdom-giving name. Amen.

Read Proverbs 26.