Proverbs 23:9

English Standard Version 2016

Do not speak in the hearing of a fool, for he will despise the good sense of your words.

Cross References

Matthew 7:6

“Do not give dogs what is holy, and do not throw your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to attack you.

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.

John 10:20

Many of them said, “He has a demon, and is insane; why listen to him?”

Isaiah 36:21

But they were silent and answered him not a word, for the king’s command was, “Do not answer him.”

Acts 17:32

Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.”

Acts 17:18

Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”—because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection.

John 8:52

The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these things, and they ridiculed him.

John 9:40

Some of the Pharisees near him heard these things, and said to him, “Are we also blind?”

Proverbs 14:7

Leave the presence of a fool, for there you do not meet words of knowledge.