Just as the condition of our heart determines the outcome of our day, it also determines our object of our desire. The heart determines what our mind dwells upon and thinks about.
"The mind of him who has understanding seeks knowledge, inquires after and craves it, but the mouths of [self-confident] fools feed on folly." Proverbs 15:13, Amplified
The understanding that Solomon is speaking about here is the state of our being. Not everybody understands the sin nature of man. Some just understand the base animal nature in man to serve the impulses of the flesh. As we come to an understanding of the salvation of God, then our desires must turn from feeding the flesh to building up the spirit. This search becomes the end all of our being.
But he who has not yet given himself over the salvation of God, or has not heard about this same salvation only concerns himself with foolishness. But the language of the verse seems to imply that this person has chosen the flesh over the spirit, because he has placed all confidence on himself.
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