The wisdom of the prudent [is] to understand his
way
The way of his calling, in which he should abide, and how to
manage it in the best manner; the way of his duty, that he may
walk inoffensively both towards God and men; and the way of life
and salvation, which is by Jesus Christ, which to understand and
to walk in is the highest wisdom and prudence; but the
folly of fools [is] deceit:
or "the wisdom of fools", which the opposition requires, and is
meant, and is what the Holy Ghost calls "folly", as elsewhere, (
1
Corinthians 3:19 ) ; this is itself "deceit"; it is science,
falsely so called; it lies in tricking and deceiving; and the
issue of it is, not only the deceiving of others, but themselves
also: such is the folly of the man of sin and followers, which
lies in deceiving the inhabitants of the earth with their
sorceries and superstitions, with their lying wonders and
miracles; see ( 2
Thessalonians 2:10 ) ( Revelation
13:14 ) ( 18:23 ) .