The “fool” here is one willfully and persistently deaf to it, almost identical with the scorner.

Speak not in the ears of a fool. —Do not waste your time in explaining matters to him.

A fool.—A d…

Speak not in the ears of a fool For it is only beating the air, and speaking to the wind; it is casting pearls before swi…

It is our duty to take all fit occasions to speak of Divine things; but if what a wise man says will not be heard, let him hold his peace.