Proverbs
Proverbs 23:9
9Do not speak to a fool,
for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| speak | תְּדַבֵּ֑ר | tə·ḏab·bêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to a fool | כְ֭סִיל | ḵə·sîl | Noun - masculine singular | H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he will despise | יָ֝ב֗וּז | yā·ḇūz | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H936 despise |
| the wisdom | לְשֵׂ֣כֶל | lə·śê·ḵel | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7922 prudence, insight |
| of your words | מִלֶּֽיךָ׃ | mil·le·ḵā | Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H4405 word, speech, utterance |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Proverbs 9:7–8 · Matthew 7:6 · Proverbs 26:4–5 · Proverbs 1:7 · Isaiah 36:21 · Acts 28:25–28 · Acts 13:45–46 · John 8:52 · John 10:20 · 1 Corinthians 1:21–24
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.