Proverbs 23:9

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Summary

Proverbs 23:9

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

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1 Corinthians 4:10

Bible References

Speak

One rebuking a scorner gets shame to himself; and one rebuking a wicked one gets himself a blemish.

Do not answer a fool according to his foolishness, lest you also be like him.

But they were silent and did not answer him a word, for the king's command, saying, Do not answer him.

Do not give that which is holy to the dogs; nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet and turn again and tear you.

But when the Jews saw the multitudes, they were filled with envy and contradicted those things which were spoken by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.

And disagreeing with one another, they were let go, Paul saying one word: Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet to our fathers,

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And being money-lovers, all the Pharisees also heard all these things. And they derided Him.

Then the Jews said to Him, Now we know that you have a demon. Abraham and the prophets are dead, and you say, If a man keeps my Word, he shall never taste of death.

The man answered and said to them, Why, this is a marvelous thing, that you do not know from where He is, and He has opened my eyes.

And many of them said, He has a demon and is insane. Why do you hear him?

And certain philosophers from the Epicureans and from the Stoics met him. And some said, What will this babbler say? And others said, He seems to be an announcer of foreign demons (because he preached Jesus and the resurrection to them).

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world by wisdom did not know God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.

We are fools for Christ's sake, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honorable, but we are despised.