NET Bible
"Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words."
— Proverbs 23:9, NET Bible
“Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”
“Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words. ”
“Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.”
“Speak not in the ears of fools: because they will despise the instruction of thy speech.”
“Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.”
“Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”
Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;
for he is like someone who has calculated the cost in his mind.“Eat and drink,” he says to you, but his heart is not with you;
you will vomit up the little bit you have eaten, and will have wasted your pleasant words.
Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Do not move an ancient boundary stone, or take over the fields of the fatherless,
for their Protector is strong; he will plead their case against you.
Apply your heart to instruction and your ears to the words of knowledge.