Verse 9

If a wise man contendeth with a foole: whether he be angry or laugh, there is no rest.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 10:13 : 13 The beginning of his talking is foolishnesse: & the last worde of his mouth is starke madnesse.
• Matt 7:6 : 6 Geue not that which is holy, vnto dogges, neyther caste ye your pearles before swyne, lest they treade them vnder their feete, and turning agayne, all to rent you.
• Matt 11:17-19 : 17 And say: We haue pyped vnto you, and ye haue not daunsed: we haue mourned vnto you, and ye haue not sorowed. 18 For Iohn came neither eatyng nor drinking, and they say, he hath the deuil. 19 The sonne of man came eatyng and drinking, and they say, behold a glutton and an vnmeasurable drinker of wine, and a friende vnto publicans & sinners: And wisdome is iustified of her children.
• Prov 26:4 : 4 Geue not the foole an aunswere after his foolishnes, lest thou become like vnto him.