Proverbs 14:7
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Go against a foolish man, and he knoweth not the lips of prudence.

Proverbs 9:6 He that teacheth a scorner, doth an injury to himself; and he that rebuketh a wicked man, getteth himself a blot.

Proverbs 13:20 He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them.

Proverbs 19:27 Cease not, O my son, to hear instruction, and be not ignorant of the words of knowledge.

1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written to you, not to keep company, if any man that is named a brother be a fornicator or covetous or a server of idols or a railer or a drunkard or an extortioner: with such a one, not so much as to eat.

Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather reprove them.

Context
The Wise Woman
6A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy. 7Go against a foolish man, and he knoweth not the lips of prudence.8The wisdom of a discreet man is to understand his way: and the imprudence of fools erreth.…
Cross References
Proverbs 14:6
A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not: the learning of the wise is easy.

Proverbs 23:9
Speak not in the ears of fools: because they will despise the instruction of thy speech.

Lexicon
Stay away
לֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

from
מִ֭נֶּגֶד (min·ne·ḡeḏ)
Preposition-m
Strong's Hebrew 5048: A front, part opposite, a counterpart, mate, over against, before

a foolish
כְּסִ֑יל (kə·sîl)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3684: Stupid fellow, dullard, fool

man;
לְאִ֣ישׁ (lə·’îš)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

you will gain
יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: To know

no
וּבַל־ (ū·ḇal-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 1077: A failure, nothing, not at all, lest

knowledge
דָֽעַת׃ (ḏā·‘aṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1847: Knowledge

from his speech.
שִׂפְתֵי־ (śip̄·ṯê-)
Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 8193: The lip, language, a margin


Additional Translations
Stay away from a foolish man; you will gain no knowledge from his speech.Go from the presence of a foolish man, when you perceive not in him the lips of knowledge.

Go into the presence of a foolish man, And thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

All things are adverse to a foolish man; but wise lips are the weapons of discretion.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, in whom thou perceivest not the lips of knowledge.

Go into the presence of a foolish man, and thou shalt not perceive in him the lips of knowledge.

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Stay away from a foolish man, for you won't find knowledge on his lips.

Go from before a foolish man, Or thou hast not known the lips of knowledge.
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