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9Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
Proverbs 23:9 —
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Matthew Henry
(vv. 9)We are here directed not to cast pearls before swine (Matt. 7:6) and not to expose things sacred to the contempt and ridicule of profane scoffers. It is our duty to take all fit occasions to speak of divine things; but, 1. There are some that will make a jest of every thing, though it be ever so prudently and pertinently spoken, that will not only despise a wise man’s words, but despise even the w...
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