Proverbs 23:9 meaning and explanation
Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Proverbs 23:9, Berean Standard Bible
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This saying belongs to the fatherly instruction in Proverbs 23, where a teacher warns his son about the company he keeps, from rulers and misers to drunkards and prostitutes. Here he says not to keep offering wisdom to a fool, meaning someone settled against correction and contemptuous of good counsel.
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