King James Version
Proverbs 23:9 in the King James Version says “Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.” — study this verse from Proverbs chapter 23 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”
Proverbs 23:9 · KJV
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: landmark: or, bound
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
KJV Study — Public Domain
not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
“Speak”
H1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
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