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


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Leviticus 26 27 And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me;
Numbers 23 12 And he answered and said, Must I not take heed to speak that which the LORD hath put in my mouth?
Deuteronomy 1 17 Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it.
Deuteronomy 32 1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
1 Samuel 2 3 Talk no more so exceeding proudly; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth: for the LORD is a God of knowledge, and by him actions are weighed.
1 Samuel 12 21 And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.
Job 5 13 He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
Job 6 24 Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
Job 7 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.
Job 8 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart?
Job 12 8 Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
Job 15 2 Should a wise man utter vain knowledge, and fill his belly with the east wind?
Job 15 5 For thy mouth uttereth thine iniquity, and thou choosest the tongue of the crafty.
Job 15 8 Hast thou heard the secret of God? and dost thou restrain wisdom to thyself?
Job 15 18 Which wise men have told from their fathers, and have not hid it:
Job 15 31 Let not him that is deceived trust in vanity: for vanity shall be his recompence.
Job 17 5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.
Job 27 4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Job 28 18 No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Job 32 7 I said, Days should speak, and multitude of years should teach wisdom.
Job 32 9 Great men are not always wise: neither do the aged understand judgment.
Job 32 10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will shew mine opinion.
Job 33 3 My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
Job 34 2 Hear my words, O ye wise men; and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge.
Job 34 16 If now thou hast understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of my words.
Job 37 19 Teach us what we shall say unto him; for we cannot order our speech by reason of darkness.
Psalms 2 10 Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth.
Psalms 10 17 LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
Psalms 12 3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
Psalms 17 4 Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the destroyer.
Psalms 25 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
Psalms 32 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
Psalms 34 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Psalms 37 8 Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Psalms 37 30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
Psalms 38 14 Thus I was as a man that heareth not, and in whose mouth are no reproofs.
Psalms 39 1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Psalms 49 3 My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding.
Psalms 49 10 For he seeth that wise men die, likewise the fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth to others.
Psalms 50 17 Seeing thou hatest instruction, and casteth my words behind thee.
Psalms 50 19 Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Psalms 51 6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.
Psalms 62 10 Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Psalms 64 8 So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
Psalms 71 24 My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.
Psalms 74 23 Forget not the voice of thine enemies: the tumult of those that rise up against thee increaseth continually.
Psalms 75 4 I said unto the fools, Deal not foolishly: and to the wicked, Lift not up the horn:
Psalms 78 1 Give ear, O my people, to my law: incline your ears to the words of my mouth.
Psalms 92 6 A brutish man knoweth not; neither doth a fool understand this.
Psalms 94 8 Understand, ye brutish among the people: and ye fools, when will ye be wise?