Proverbs 23:9
Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, 1 for he will despise the wisdom of your words. 1
Unlocked Literal Bible
In The King James Version
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
In Context
8You will vomit up the little you have eaten 1 and you will have wasted your compliments. 1
10Do not move an ancient boundary stone 1 or encroach on the fields of orphans, 1
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7The fear of Yahweh is the beginning of knowledge— 1 fools despise wisdom and instruction. 1
Proverbs 9:8Do not reprove a mocker, or he will hate you; 1 reprove a wise man, and he will love you. 1
Isaiah 36:21But the people remained silent and did not respond, for the king's order was, “Do not answer him.”
Luke 16:14Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.
John 9:30The man answered and said to them, “This is remarkable, that you do not know where he is from, and yet he opened my eyes.
John 10:20Many of them said, “He has a demon and is insane. Why do you listen to him?”
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:7-9
6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: 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. Those that are voluptuous and given to appetite ( v. 2 ) are glad to be where there is good cheer stirring, and those that are covetous and saving, that they may spare at home, will be glad to get a dinner at another man's table; and… Read the whole commentary →