PROVERBS 23:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.”
Do not speak to a fool, for he will scorn your prudent words—a practical instruction to avoid wasting wisdom on the foolish, establishing that the fool rejects correction. The verb 'scorn' (buz) describes contempt; the fool dismisses wise counsel. The theological significance involves the principle that not all are receptive to wisdom and energy spent on the unreceptive is wasted.
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