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Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
Proverbs 26:4 · Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 26:4 in other translations
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like unto him.
Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
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In context
1 Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor does not befit a fool.
2 Like a fluttering sparrow or darting swallow, an undeserved curse does not come to rest.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!
4 Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6 Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
7 Like lame legs hanging limp is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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