Do not speak to a fool, for he will despise the wisdom of your words.
He who corrects a mocker brings shame on himself; he who rebukes a wicked man taints himself.
Do not give dogs what is holy; do not throw your pearls before swine. If you do, they may trample them under their feet,
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and discipline.
“Now we know that You have a demon!” declared the Jews. “Abraham died, and so did the prophets, yet You say that anyone
But the people remained silent and did not answer a word, for Hezekiah had commanded, “Do not answer him.”
Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed and insane. Why would you listen to Him?”
But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was sayi
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to
When they heard about the resurrection of the dead, some began to mock him, but others said, “We want to hear you again
For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of
“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.
They disagreed among themselves and began to leave after Paul had made this final statement: “The Holy Spirit was right
Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this, and they asked Him, “Are we blind too?”
We are fools for Christ, but you are wise in Christ. We are weak, but you are strong. You are honored, but we are dishon