Verse List for PROV 23:9

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Narrator (All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV) Don’t bother speaking to a foolish person ⇔ because they’ll despise the wise things that you say.

OET-LV In_the_ears _of a _fool do _not speak if/because he _will _despise (to)_the_insight _of your(pl)_words/messages _of_your.

ULT Do not speak in the ears of a stupid, one, ⇔ for he will show contempt for the insight of your words.

UST Do not try to talk to foolish people ⇔  because they will only despise the insightful things that you say.

BSB & MSB Do not speak to a fool, ⇔  for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

OEB No OEB PROV book available

WEBBE & WMBB ⇔  Don’t speak in the ears of a fool, ⇔  for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

NET Do not speak in the ears of a fool, ⇔ for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

LSV Do not speak in the ears of a fool,
For he treads on the wisdom of your words.

FBV Don't talk to stupid people because they'll ridicule your wise words.

T4T ◄Do not waste time by/It is useless► talking to foolish people; ⇔  they will only despise the wise things that you say.

LEB • In the ears of a fool do not speak,
• for he will despise the wisdom of your words.

BBE Say nothing in the hearing of a foolish man, for he will put no value on the wisdom of your words.

Moff Never talk to a fool, ⇔  for he will despise your words of wisdom;

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

ASV Speak not in the hearing of a fool; ⇔ For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

DRA Speak not in the ears of fools: because they will despise the instruction of thy speech.

YLT In the ears of a fool speak not, For he treadeth on the wisdom of thy words.

Drby Speak not in the ears of a foolish [man], for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.

RV Speak not in the hearing of a fool; for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
(Speak not in the hearing of a fool; for he will despise the wisdom of thy/your words.)

SLT In the ears of the foolish thou shalt not speak, for he will despise for the understanding of thy words.

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

KJB-1769 Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
(Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy/your words.)

KJB-1611 Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisedome of thy words.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Tell nothing into the eares of a foole: for he wyll despise the wysdome of thy wordes.
(Tell nothing into the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy/your words.)

Gnva Speake not in the eares of a foole: for hee will despise the wisdome of thy wordes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Cvdl Tel nothinge in to ye eares of a foole, for he wyl despyse the wy?dome of thy wordes.
(Tel nothing in to ye/you_all ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of thy/your words.)

Wycl Speke thou not in the eeris of vnwise men; for thei schulen dispise the teching of thi speche.
(Speak thou/you not in the ears of unwise men; for they should despise the teaching of thy/your speech.)

Luth Rede nicht vor des Narren Ohren; denn er verachtet die Klugheit deiner Rede.
(speech not before/in_front_of the fool(n) ears; because/than he despised the wisdom your(s) speech.)

ClVg In auribus insipientium ne loquaris, qui despicient doctrinam eloquii tui.[fn]
(In in_the_ears insipientium not speak, who/which despicient teaching eloquence yours(sg).)

UHB בְּ⁠אָזְנֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל אַל־תְּדַבֵּ֑ר כִּֽי־יָ֝ב֗וּז לְ⁠שֵׂ֣כֶל מִלֶּֽי⁠ךָ׃ ‡

BrLXX Εἰς ὦτα ἄφρονος μηδὲν λέγε, μήποτε μυκτηρίσῃ τοὺς συνετοὺς λόγους σου.

BrTr Say nothing in the ears of a fool, lest at any time he sneer at thy wise words.