Proverbs 23:10
Remoue not the olde lande marke, and come not within the fielde of the fatherlesse:
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
In Context
9Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.
11For their redeemer is mightie, euen he shall defend their cause against thee.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:10
9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. We are here directed not to cast pearls before swine ( Matt. vii. 6 ) and not to expose things sacred to the contempt and ridicule of profane scoffers. It is our duty to take all fit occasions to speak of divine things; but, 1. There are some that will make a jest of every thing, though it be ever so prudently and pertinently spoken, that will not only despise a wise man's words, but despise even the wisdom of them, that in them which… Read the whole commentary →