Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.Proverbs 23:9
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
בְּאָזְנֵ֣י כְ֭סִיל אַל־תְּדַבֵּ֑ר כִּֽי־יָ֝ב֗וּז לְשֵׂ֣כֶל מִלֶּֽיךָ׃
- בְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.Nei“in [the] ears of”Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from אֹ֫זֶן · “hearing” · Strong's H0241H
- כְ֭סִילKhe.sil“a fool”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תְּדַבֵּ֑רte.da.Ber“you speak”Verb, piel, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from דָבַר · “speak” · Strong's H1696G
- כִּֽי־ki-“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- יָ֝ב֗וּזya.Vuz“he will despise”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוּז · “to despise” · Strong's H0936
- לְשֵׂ֣כֶלle.Se.khel“<to> [the] insight of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׂ֫כֶל · “understanding” · Strong's H7922
- מִלֶּֽיךָ׃mi.Lei.kha“words your”Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from מִלָּה · “speech” · Strong's H4405
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)