Proverbs 23:9

God's Word

Do not talk directly to a fool, because he will despise the wisdom of your words.

Cross References

Proverbs 1:7

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge. Stubborn fools despise wisdom and discipline.

Proverbs 14:7

Stay away from a fool, because you will not receive knowledge from his lips.

Isaiah 36:21

They were silent and didn’t say anything to him because the king commanded them not to answer him.

Matthew 7:6

“Don’t give what is holy to dogs or throw your pearls to pigs. Otherwise, they will trample them and then tear you to pieces.

Luke 16:14

The Pharisees, who love money, heard all this and were making sarcastic remarks about him.

John 10:20

Many of them said, “He’s possessed by a demon! He’s crazy! Why do you listen to him?”

John 8:52

The Jews told Jesus, “Now we know that you’re possessed by a demon. Abraham died, and so did the prophets, but you say, ‘Whoever does what I say will never taste death.’

John 9:40

Some Pharisees who were with Jesus heard this. So they asked him, “Do you think we’re blind?”

Acts 17:18

Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers had discussions with him. Some asked, “What is this babbling fool trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be speaking about foreign gods.” The philosophers said these things because Paul was telling the Good News about Jesus and saying that people would come back to life.

Acts 17:32

When the people of the court heard that a person had come back to life, some began joking about it, while others said, “We’ll hear you talk about this some other time.”