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He Is No Fool

By Twila Paris

667 views Sep 14, 2026 updated For Every Heart album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Twila Paris tells two stories that end the same way — a man "heir to advantage" who walked away from every guaranteed success, and a boy who "could run like the wind" who left behind the future everyone assumed he'd have. Both get the same verdict from onlookers: "they called him a fool."

Her chorus overturns that verdict point by point, borrowing language closer to a missionary's famous line than a typical worship lyric: "to give the thing he cannot keep, to buy what he can never lose." Paris insists the trade only looks foolish to people measuring by the wrong currency.

Jesus asks in Matthew 16:26 what profit there is in gaining the whole world while losing one's soul, and Paul counts his own credentials as "loss" for the sake of knowing Christ in Philippians 3:7-8. Paris's closing challenge — "show me the fool who abandons his life to walk in the steps of our Lord Jesus Christ" — dares listeners to find a better trade than the one both her characters already made.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

[Verse 1]

There once was a man born of high circumstance

Heir to advantage, He had every chance to succeed

But light from the cross made his dreams appear small

And to their surprise he went far from it all

For the love of his Savior, for one priceless jewel

They could not understand so they called him a fool


[Chorus]

He is no fool

If he would choose

To give the thing he cannot keep

To buy what he can never lose

To see a treasure in one soul

That far outshines the brightest gold

He is no fool, He is no fool

He is no fool, He is no fool


[Verse 2]

There once was a boy who could run like the wind

Given to lead, every man was his friend at the line

But light from the cross made his race appear small

And to their amazement, he followed the call

For the love of his Savior, for one priceless jewel

They could not understand so they called him a fool


[Chorus]

He is no fool

If he would choose

To give the thing he cannot keep

To buy what he can never lose

To see a treasure in one soul

That far outshines the brightest gold

He is no fool, He is no fool

He is no fool, He is no fool


[Verse 3]

Show me the fool who abandons his life

To walk in the steps of our Lord Jesus Christ


[Chorus]

He is no fool

If he would choose

To give the thing he cannot keep

To buy what he can never lose

To see a treasure in one soul

That far outshines the brightest gold

He is no fool, He is no fool

He is no fool, He is no fool

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