Proverbs 23:9
Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
In Context
8Thou shalt vomit thy morsels that thou hast eaten, and thou shalt lose thy sweete wordes.
10Remooue not the ancient boundes, and enter not into the fieldes of the fatherlesse.
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7The feare of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fooles despise wisedome and instruction.
Proverbs 9:8Rebuke not a scorner, least he hate thee: but rebuke a wise man, and he will loue thee.
Isaiah 36:21Then they kept silence, and answered him not a worde: for the Kings commandement was, saying, Answere him not.
Luke 16:14All these thinges heard the Pharises also which were couetous, and they scoffed at him.
John 9:30The man answered, and sayde vnto them, Doutlesse, this is a marueilous thing, that ye know not whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.
John 10:20And many of them sayd, He hath a deuill, and is mad: why heare ye 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 →