“Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”
Proverbs 23:9 (KJV) |
Proverbs 23:9
From Proverbs 23, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
8
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
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Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
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For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.