Proverbs 23:9 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁹ Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ Speak not in the ears of a fool: For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ Speak not in the ears of a [self-confident] fool, for he will despise the [godly] Wisdom of your words. [Isa. 32:6.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

Common English Bible

⁹ Don’t speak in the ears of fools, for they will scorn your insightful words.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Do not speak into the ears of the unwise. They will despise the doctrine of your eloquence.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁹ Speak not in the ears of fools: because they will despise the instruction of thy speech.

Proverbs 23:9 Cross References

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: But the foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

Proverbs 14:7

Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

Isaiah 36:21

But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king's commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

Matthew 7:6

Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

Luke 16:14

And the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things; and they scoffed at him.

John 10:20

And many of them said, He hath a devil, and is mad; why hear ye him?

John 8:52

The Jews said unto him, Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets; and thou sayest, If a man keep my word, he shall never taste of death.

John 9:40

Those of the Pharisees which were with him heard these things, and said unto him, Are we also blind?

Acts 17:18

And certain also of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers encountered him. And some said, What would this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached Jesus and the resurrection.

Acts 17:32

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked; but others said, We will hear thee concerning this yet again.