“Don’t speak in the ears of a fool,for he will despise the wisdom of your words.”
Proverbs 23:9 (WEB)
Context Reading
7for as he thinks about the cost, so he is.“Eat and drink!” he says to you,but his heart is not with you. 8You will vomit up the morsel which you have eatenand waste your pleasant words. 9Don’t speak in the ears of a fool,for he will despise the wisdom of your words. 10Don’t move the ancient boundary stone.Don’t encroach on the fields of the fatherless, 11for their Defender is strong.He will plead their case against you.