Proverbs 29:9 meaning and explanation

If a wise man goes to court with a fool, there will be raving and laughing with no resolution.

Proverbs 29:9, Berean Standard Bible

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This proverb observes what happens when a wise person takes a fool to court. The setting is a legal dispute, and the fool is not merely silly but morally stubborn, the kind of person Proverbs repeatedly describes as rejecting correction.

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