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Proverbs 26:4
Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.
Proverbs 26:4 · Webster 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 honor is not seemly for a fool.
2 As the bird by wandering, as the swallow by flying, so the curse causeless shall not come.
3 A whip for the horse, a bridle for the ass, and a rod for the fool's back.
4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like him.
5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
6 He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool cutteth off the feet, [and] drinketh damage.
7 The legs of the lame are not equal: so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
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