Moros describes people, things, or disputes marked by poor judgment, including conduct that fails to act wisely.

The term most often characterizes persons whose judgment or conduct is presented as deficient: some are unprepared with their lamps, hear words without doing them, or receive the label as an address. It also modifies things and controversies, including what the world regards as deficient and disputes that are to be avoided because they produce quarrels or prove futile.

1. People marked by deficient judgment · dominant

   In Matthew 25:2 the nominative plural feminine form distinguishes five women, and Matthew 25:3 shows that they took lamps without olive oil; Matthew 25:8 continues the scene as their lamps go out. In Matthew 7:26 the dative singular masculine form describes the man who hears Jesus' words but does not do them, while Matthew 23:17 and Matthew 5:22 show vocative forms used in direct address.

   Matthew 25:2Matthew 25:3Matthew 25:8Matthew 7:26Matthew 23:17Matthew 5:22
2. Things or disputes treated as deficient · common

   In 1 Corinthians 1:25 and 1 Corinthians 1:27, neuter forms modify what is called God's “foolish thing” and the world's “foolish things” in contrast with wisdom. In 2 Timothy 2:23 and Titus 3:9, accusative plural feminine forms modify controversies that are refused or avoided because they lead to quarrels or are described as unprofitable and futile.

   1 Corinthians 1:251 Corinthians 1:272 Timothy 2:23Titus 3:9

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “foolish” for people, things, and controversies, and uses “fools” in Matthew 23:17. These renderings confirm the clauses' presentation without fixing every English wording to the individual form.