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

The instructor of a scorner Is receiving for it -- shame, And a reprover of the wicked -- his blemish.

Answer not a fool according to his folly, Lest thou be like to him -- even thou.

And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the king is, saying, 'Do not answer him.'

Ye may not give that which is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned -- may rend you.

and the Jews having seen the multitudes, were filled with zeal, and did contradict the things spoken by Paul -- contradicting and speaking evil.

And not being agreed with one another, they were going away, Paul having spoken one word -- 'Well did the Holy Spirit speak through Isaiah the prophet unto our fathers,

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And also the Pharisees, being lovers of money, were hearing all these things, and were deriding him,

The Jews, therefore, said to him, 'Now we have known that thou hast a demon; Abraham did die, and the prophets, and thou dost say, If any one may keep my word, he shall not taste of death -- to the age!

The man answered and said to them, 'Why, in this is a wonderful thing, that ye have not known whence he is, and he opened my eyes!

and many of them said, 'He hath a demon, and is mad, why do ye hear him?'

And certain of the Epicurean and of the Stoic philosophers, were meeting together to see him, and some were saying, 'What would this seed picker wish to say?' and others, 'Of strange demons he doth seem to be an announcer;' because Jesus and the rising again he did proclaim to them as good news,

for, seeing in the wisdom of God the world through the wisdom knew not God, it did please God through the foolishness of the preaching to save those believing.

we are fools because of Christ, and ye wise in Christ; we are ailing, and ye strong; ye glorious, and we dishonoured;