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Proverbs 23:9

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Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

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  1. 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.

  2. Proverbs 23:8

    The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.

  3. Proverbs 23:10

    Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:

  4. Proverbs 23:11

    For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.