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The Book of Proverbs, Chapter 23, Verse 9

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The morsel [which] thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words.
King James Version
Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
American Standard Version
Speak not in the hearing of a fool; For he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
New English Translation
Do not speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
World English Bible
Don't speak in the ears of a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
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Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless:
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For their redeemer [is] mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
12
Apply thine heart unto instruction, and thine ears to the words of knowledge.
13
Withhold not correction from the child: for [if] thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die.
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Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.
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My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
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Yea, my reins shall rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
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Let not thine heart envy sinners: but [be thou] in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
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For surely there is an end; and thine expectation shall not be cut off.
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Hear thou, my son, and be wise, and guide thine heart in the way.