Proverbs 29:9

New International Reader's Version

Suppose a wise person goes to court with a foolish person. Then the foolish person gets mad and pokes fun, and there is no peace.

Cross References

Proverbs 17:12

It is better to meet a bear whose cubs have been stolen than to meet a foolish person who is acting foolishly.

Proverbs 26:4

Don’t answer a foolish person in keeping with their foolish acts. If you do, you yourself will be just like them.

Proverbs 29:10

Murderers hate honest people. They try to kill those who do what is right.

Proverbs 29:8

Those who make fun of others stir up a city. But wise people turn anger away.

Ecclesiastes 10:13

At first what they say is foolish. In the end their words are very evil.

Matthew 7:6

“Do not give holy things to dogs. Do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they might walk all over them. They might turn around and tear you to pieces.