Matthew Henry · Verse 9
It is our duty to take all fit occasions to speak of Divine things; but if what a wise man says will not be heard, let him hold his peace.
Proverbs 23:9
Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
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WEBBE
Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
BSB
Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
KJV
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
ASV
Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
BBE
Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.
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