{"id":4417,"date":"2026-10-17T14:44:56","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T18:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realbiblestudy.com\/?p=4417"},"modified":"2026-10-17T14:44:56","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T18:44:56","slug":"daily-bible-nugget-981-proverbs-239","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.realbiblestudy.com\/?p=4417","title":{"rendered":"Daily Bible Nugget #981, Proverbs 23:9"},"content":{"rendered":"<fb:like href='https:\/\/www.realbiblestudy.com\/?p=4417' send='true' layout='button_count' show_faces='true' width='450' height='65' action='like' colorscheme='light' font='lucida grande'><\/fb:like><p><strong>The Nugget:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pro 23:9\u00a0 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. (KJV)<\/p>\n<p>Pro 23:9\u00a0 Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words. (LXX, Brenton translation)<\/p>\n<p>Pro 23:9\u00a0 Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words. (BBE, Basic English Bible)<\/p>\n<p>Pro 23:9\u00a0 Don&#8217;t try to teach fools. They will make fun of your wise words. (ERV, Easy-to-Read Version)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cross Reference study for Proverbs 23:9 from:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A. The original\u00a0<em>Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Proverbs 23:9<br \/>\n<strong>Speak<\/strong>: Pro 9:7, 8, Pro 26:4, 5; Isa 36:21; Mat 7:6; Act 13:45, 46, Act 28:25, 26, 27, 28<br \/>\n<strong>he<\/strong>: Luk 16:14; Jhn 8:52, Jhn 9:30, 31, 32, 33, 34, Jhn 9:40, Jhn 10:20; Act 17:18, Act 17:32; 1Co 1:21, 22, 23, 24; 1Co 4:10, 11, 12, 13<\/p>\n<p>B. The\u00a0<em>Ultimate Cross Reference Treasury<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>Proverbs 23:9<br \/>\n<strong>Speak not<\/strong>. Pro 9:7, 8; Pro 26:4, 5, Isa 36:21, +*Mat 7:6, Act 13:45, 46; Act 28:25, 26, 27, 28.<br \/>\n<strong>he<\/strong>. Luk 16:14, Jhn 8:52; *Jhn 9:30, 31, 32, 33, 34; *Jhn 9:40; Jhn 10:20, *Act 17:18; *Act 17:32, 1Co 1:21, 22, 23, 24; 1Co 4:10, 11, 12, 13.<br \/>\n<strong>of a fool<\/strong>. Hebrew. <em>kesil<\/em>. +Pro 1:7. = fat, and then dense, or stupid, which comes of it, showing itself in impiety. Occurs forty-nine times in Proverbs (CB). Pro 1:22; Pro 1:32; Pro 3:35; Pro 8:5.<br \/>\n<strong>will despise<\/strong>. or, treadeth on. Pro 23:22, Pro 6:30; Pro 30:17, 2Ch 25:16, Song 8:1; Song 8:7, 1Th 4:8.<br \/>\n<strong>the wisdom<\/strong>. Heb. <em>sekel<\/em>, intelligence. S# H7922, +1Sa 25:3.<br \/>\n<strong>of thy words<\/strong>. or, sayings. Heb. <em>millah<\/em>, discourse. S# H4405. 1Sa 23:2, Job 4:2; Job 4:4; Job 6:26; Job 8:10; Job 12:11; Job 13:17; Job 15:3; Job 15:13; Job 16:4; Job 18:2; Job 19:2; Job 19:23; Job 21:2; Job 23:5; Job 24:25; Job 26:4; Job 29:9; Job 29:22; Job 30:9; Job 32:11; Job 32:14, 15; Job 32:18; Job 33:1; Job 33:8; Job 33:32; Job 34:2, 3; Job 34:16; Job 35:4; Job 35:16; Job 36:2; Job 36:4; Job 38:2, Psa 19:4; Psa 139:4.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<fb:like href='https:\/\/www.realbiblestudy.com\/?p=4417' send='true' layout='button_count' show_faces='true' width='450' height='65' action='like' colorscheme='light' font='lucida grande'><\/fb:like><span class=\"fb_share\"><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/www.realbiblestudy.com\/?p=4417\" layout=\"box_count\"><\/fb:like><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nugget: Pro 23:9\u00a0 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words. 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