Proverbs 29:9
New International Version
9 If a wise person goes to court with a fool,
the fool rages and scoffs, and there is no peace.
Ecclesiastes 10:13
New International Version
13 At the beginning their words are folly;
at the end they are wicked madness—
Proverbs 26:4
New International Version
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly,
or you yourself will be just like him.(A)
Matthew 11:17-19
New International Version
17 “‘We played the pipe for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not mourn.’
18 For John came neither eating(A) nor drinking,(B) and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’(C) But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
Matthew 7:6
New International Version
6 “Do not give dogs what is sacred; do not throw your pearls to pigs. If you do, they may trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.
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