(A)Do not speak in the [a]hearing of a fool,
For he will (B)despise the wisdom of your words.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 23:9 Lit ears

When a wise man has a controversy with a foolish man,
[a]The foolish man either rages or laughs, and there is no rest.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 29:9 Lit He

21 But they were silent and (A)answered him not a word; for the king’s commandment was, “Do not answer him.”

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(A)Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

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