¶ Speak not in the ears of a fool: for he will despise the wisdom of thy words.
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TSK · Acts 17:18
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¶ And when he came to [his] disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
Being grieved that they taught the people, and preached through Jesus the resurrection from the dead.
Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by [that] man whom he hath ordained; [whereof] he hath given assurance unto all [men], in that he hath raised him from the dead.
Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
We [are] fools for Christ's sake, but ye [are] wise in Christ; we [are] weak, but ye [are] strong; ye [are] honourable, but we [are] despised.
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.