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Proverbs 23:9

Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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ASV

Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

KJV

Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
בְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.Neiin [the] ears ofH241 →
כְ֭סִילKhe.sila foolH3684 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תְּדַבֵּ֑רte.da.Beryou speakH1696 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
יָ֝ב֗וּזya.Vuzhe will despiseH936 →
לְשֵׂ֣כֶלle.Se.khel<to> [the] insight ofH7922 →
מִלֶּֽיךָ׃mi.Lei.khawords yourH4405 →

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Proverbs 9:8Do not rebuke a mocker, or he will hate you; rebuke a wise man, and he will love you.Proverbs 9:7–8He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.Matthew 7:6Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and then turn and tear you to pieces.Proverbs 9:7He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.Proverbs 26:4–5Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.Proverbs 1:7The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.1 Corinthians 1:21–24For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe.Acts 13:45–46But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying.Acts 28:25–28They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right when He spoke to your fathers through Isaiah the prophet:John 8:52“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone who keeps Your word will never taste death.Isaiah 36:21But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”John 10:20Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”1 Thessalonians 4:8Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.Acts 17:18Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.John 9:30–34“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.Acts 17:32When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again on this topic.”Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.John 9:40Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”

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King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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