Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Bible References
Speak
Proverbs 9:7
He who corrects a scoffer gains abuse for himself, and he who rebukes the wicked {gets hurt}.
Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly lest you become like him--even you.
Isaiah 36:21
But they were silent and did not answer him a word, for the command of the king was, "You must not answer him."
Matthew 7:6
"Do not give what is holy to dogs, or throw your pearls in front of pigs, lest they trample them with their feet, and turn around [and] tear you to pieces.
Acts 13:45
But [when] the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and began contradicting what was being said by Paul [by] reviling [him].
Acts 28:25
So being in disagreement with one another, they began to leave [after] Paul made one statement: "The Holy Spirit spoke rightly through the prophet Isaiah to your fathers,
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Luke 16:14
Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all these [things], and they ridiculed him.
John 8:52
The Jews said to him, "Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham and the prophets died, and you say, 'If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death {forever}.'
John 9:30
The man answered and said to them, "For the remarkable thing is this, that you do not know where he is from, and he opened my eyes!
John 10:20
And many of them were saying, "He has a demon and is out of his mind! Why do you listen to him?"
Acts 17:18
And even some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers were conversing with him, and some were saying, "What does this babbler want to say?" But [others said], "He appears to be a proclaimer of foreign deities," because he was proclaiming the good news [about] Jesus and the resurrection.
1 Corinthians 1:21
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world through its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.
1 Corinthians 4:10
We [are] fools for the sake of Christ, but you [are] prudent in Christ! We [are] weak, but you [are] strong! You [are] honored, but we [are] dishonored!