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Proverbs 23:9
In the ears of a dullard, do not speak, for he will despise the good sense of thy words.
Proverbs 23:9 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 23:9 in other translations
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
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In context
6 Do not eat the food of him that hath a begrudging eye, neither crave thou his dainties;
7 For, just as he hath thought in his own mind, so, he is: Eat and drink! he may say to thee, but, his heart, is not with thee.
8 As for thy morsel thou hast eaten, thou shalt vomit it, so shalt thou waste thy things so sweet.
9 In the ears of a dullard, do not speak, for he will despise the good sense of thy words.
10 Do not move back the ancient boundary, and, into the fields of the fatherless, do not enter;
11 For, their near of kin, is strong, he, will plead their cause with thee.
12 Bring, to correction, thy heart, and thine ears, to the sayings of knowledge.
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