Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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Bible References
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Matthew 7:6
Do not give dogs what is sacred and do not throw pearls before swine, in case they trample them under foot and turn to gore you.
Acts 13:45
But when the Jews saw the crowds they were filled with jealousy; they began to contradict what Paul said and to abuse him.
Acts 28:25
As they could not agree among themselves, they were turning to go away, when Paul added this one word: "It was an apt word that the holy Spirit spoke by the prophet Isaiah to your fathers,
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Luke 16:14
Now the Pharisees who were fond of money heard all this, and they sneered at him.
John 8:52
The Jews said to him, "Now we are sure you are mad. Abraham is dead, and so are all the prophets; and you declare, 'If anyone holds to what I say, he will never taste death'!
John 9:30
The man replied to them, "Well, this is astonishing! You do not know where he comes from, and yet he has opened my eyes!
John 10:20
A number of them said, "He is mad. Why listen to him?"
Acts 17:18
Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also came across him. Some said, "Whatever does the fellow mean with his scraps of learning'?" Others said, "He looks like a herald of foreign deities" (this was because he preached 'Jesus' and 'the Resurrection').
1 Corinthians 1:21
For when the world with all its wisdom failed to know God in his wisdom, God resolved to save believers by the 'sheer folly' of the Christian message.
1 Corinthians 4:10
We, for Christ's sake, are 'fools'; you in Christ are sensible. We are weak, you are strong; you are honoured, we are in disrepute.