Proverbs 23:9
בְּאָזְנֵי כְסִיל אַל ־ תְּדַבֵּר כִּֽי ־ יָבוּז לְשֵׂכֶל מִלֶּֽיךָ ׃
Hebrew Tanakh (Original)
In The King James Version
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
In Context
8פִּֽתְּךָ ־ אָכַלְתָּ תְקִיאֶנָּה וְשִׁחַתָּ דְּבָרֶיךָ הַנְּעִימִֽים ׃
10אַל ־ תַּסֵּג גְּבוּל עוֹלָם וּבִשְׂדֵי יְתוֹמִים אַל ־ תָּבֹֽא ׃
Cross References
Proverbs 1:7יִרְאַת יְהוָה רֵאשִׁית דָּעַת חָכְמָה וּמוּסָר אֱוִילִים בָּֽזוּ ׃ פ
Proverbs 9:8אַל ־ תּוֹכַח לֵץ פֶּן ־ יִשְׂנָאֶךָּ הוֹכַח לְחָכָם וְיֶאֱהָבֶֽךָּ ׃
Isaiah 36:21וַֽיַּחֲרִישׁוּ וְלֹֽא ־ עָנוּ אֹתוֹ דָּבָר כִּֽי ־ מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ הִיא לֵאמֹר לֹא תַעֲנֻֽהוּ ׃
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 →