Proverbs 23:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”
Proverbs 23:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 23:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 23:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 23:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.”
Proverbs 23:9 — World English Bible
Proverbs 23:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”
Proverbs 23:9 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 23:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.”
Proverbs 23:9 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 23:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Speak not in the ears of a foolish [man], for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. ”
Proverbs 23:9 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 23:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.”
Proverbs 23:9 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 23:9 in Context — Proverbs 23
7 For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.
8 The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
9 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
What Does Proverbs 23:9 Mean?
Proverbs 23:9 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 23. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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