A Sapiential Reading of 7:24–29 The concluding parable makes clear that Jesus has been offering the disciples a solid pedagogical foundation on which to build their lives and ministry. But it is up to them to put his words into practice. Otherwise, they are like the fool described so often in the book of Proverbs who is not the intellectually challenged person, but rather the person who lacks good moral judgment. It is not common sense that Jesus’ wisdom calls us to, but rather a Christian sense