Proverbs 23:9
“Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Proverbs 23:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Rede nicht zu den Ohren eines Toren, denn er wird die Einsicht deiner Worte verachten.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
No hables á oídos del necio; porque menospreciará la prudencia de tus razones.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Não fales aos ouvidos do tolo, porque ele desprezará a prudência de tuas palavras.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Não fales aos ouvidos de um tolo, porque ele desprezará a sabedoria de tuas palavras.
📖 Proverbs 23:9 in Context
7For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
8The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
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