Proverbs 23:9

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 23:9

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 23

⁷ for he is keeping track, inwardly counting the cost. “Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you.

⁸ You will vomit up what little you have eaten and waste your pleasant words.

⁹ Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

¹⁰ Do not move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless,

¹¹ for their Redeemer is strong; He will take up their case against you.

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