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When I looked up these two terms, I found the following translations:

[ので](https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E3%81%AE%E3%81%A7): as, because (of),
since, owing to, on account of, by reason of, the reason is, given that, that
being the case, etc.

[のために](https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E3%81%AE%E3%81%9F%E3%82%81%E3%81%AB):
for the sake of, in favour, for the cause of, for the purpose of, due to,
because, etc.

It seems that there is overlap between the two terms. So let me try to give an
example:

> I was despised for speaking English.
>
> 私は英語を話す **ので** 軽蔑された。
>
> 私は英語を話す **のために** 軽蔑された。

For this example, is there a difference between using ので and のために? If so, what
is it?
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What is the difference between ので and のために?
When you use the ので pattern, it is because you are describing the reason that
something has happened/is going to happen. If you can say "because", and you
can flip the order of the clauses and say "so", you use ので

"I had to go home again **because** I forgot my book."  
"I forgot my book, **so** I had to go home again."  
本を忘れた **ので** また家に帰らなくてはいけなかったんです。

Zoos are not fun, **because** I'm scared of animals."  
"I'm scared of animals, **so** zoos are not fun (for me)."  
動物が怖い **ので** 動物園は楽しめない。

When you use the のために pattern, it's because you want to tell the purpose of an
action or thing. Basically, if you can phrase what you want to say as a "for
the purpose of" or "in order to" statement, you use のために or _verb_ ために to link
the two related clauses.

"I need his phone number **(in order) to** ask him a question."  
質問をする **ために** 電話番号は必要です。

This phone is **for (the purpose of)** (use in) emergencies.  
この電話は救急 **のために** 使う。
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Your second example 私は英語を話す **の** ために軽蔑された is ungrammatical, I'm afraid. のために
should follow a noun or noun form.  
×「Verb+のために」 ◎「Noun+のために」◎「Verb+ために」  
... So 「話すために」 would be grammatical. (You use ために after a verb or adjective.)

> 私は英語を話すので軽蔑された。  
>  私は英語を話すために軽蔑された。

These sentences are correct (as far as grammar goes... I might say it as
話したために/話したので or maybe 話すという理由で depending on the context) and mean pretty much
the same thing. ために sounds more literary and more formal than ので. And ために can
have a nuance of "just/only because".

Another example...

> 彼は秘密を知った **から** 殺された。  
>  彼は秘密を知った **ので** 殺された。  
>  彼は秘密を知った **ために** 殺された。  
>  彼は秘密を知った **ため** 殺された。

All these can be translated as "because", but ために can have a nuance of
"only/just because", with more emphasis on the reason than on the result. ため,
ために sound more formal and more literary than ので, and から sounds more casual
than ので.
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