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Proverbs 26:4
Do not answer a dullard, according to his folly, lest, even thou thyself, become like him;
Proverbs 26:4 · Rotherham Emphasised 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.
Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be like him.
Don’t answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him.
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In context
1 As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so, unbecoming to a dullard is honour.
2 As a sparrow in wandering, as a swallow in flying, so, a causeless curse, shall not alight.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the back of dullards.
4 Do not answer a dullard, according to his folly, lest, even thou thyself, become like him;
5 Answer a dullard according to his folly, lest he become wise in his own eyes.
6 One who cutteth off feet, one who drinketh down wrong, is he who sendeth a message by the hand of a dullard.
7 Useless are the legs of the lame, and a proverb, in the mouth of a dullard.
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